Read True Life Stories
How I Turned My Broken Moments into a Mosaic (a blog post by Pura Torres)
LOVE MY JOB!” Every time I say this, or think it, I can’t help but smile and laugh a little. Being a peer support specialist for MHA-NYC’s NYC Well program has become the most important part of my life. It has turned every broken moment in my life into a stained glass mosaic.
The Importance of Mentors
I had been “pushing” for an international assignment for several years. I say “pushing” because I was not completely committed to the idea – maybe 85%. The lacking 15% was due to my fears and apprehensions. I wanted someone to tell me those fears were not valid, I had nothing to worry about.
At night time, the loneliness hits
In summer 2017 I upped sticks from the US to start my new job in Sweden. A few weeks in – struggling with the language while ordering a coffee – a man in the queue behind jumped in to help me.
My Life
One of my first memories is the first day in early childhood preschool. The classroom had several tables where we sat with our names taped in front of us. I stretched my arms out across the table and touched the girls name tag next to me and she immediately pushed my hand way saying don’t touch my name tag. I started to cry in embarrassment and became ashamed of myself. I felt instantly rejected by my classmates. I have always been a sensitive and emotional person who grew up thinking this was a bad thing and you couldn’t show people that part of you.
Visiting the man-made caves of Ajanta and Ellora
My partner and I left Dharamsala and traveled south to the interior Indian state of Maharashtra to visit the man-made caves of Ajanta and Ellora, which are architectural marvels of the world. The resident caves were carved into the side of a 250 foot high volcanic rock cliff which is horseshoe shaped around the Waghora River gorge.
Dylan’s Transgender Story
My name is Dylan, I’m 22 years old and I’m from Chester, UK. For the first 20 years of my life I was known by another name, a completely different alias and persona.
He brought his toaster to school, and the tweet went viral
Here’s a funny story about parenting three kids – when one of them goes viral after a story about toasters, Pop Tarts and food banks…
It all started with my first tweet:
Apparently my kid got in trouble today for PACKING OUR TOASTER IN HIS BACKPACK and pulling it out at lunch to make pop tarts for his class. I can’t stop laughing.
First-person account from a nonviolent UK Uncut protester held in a police cell for 19 hours
The Establishment is scared of the power of this new movement – First-person account from a nonviolent UK Uncut protester held in a police cell for 19 hours.
I was proud to march “for the alternative” last Saturday. However, since the Iraq war protest, I know that no march, no matter how huge, is enough to change policy. And that’s why I left the main demo to join the UK Uncut action.
Difficult Ski Season
The year before I went to uni I decided to do a ski season in Morzine (France), in order to 1) have fun and 2) develop my french language skills.
Rachel – From Adversity comes Opportunity
Two weeks into the lockdown I wrote a blog reflecting on how working from home had changed my working week dramatically. On the one hand, it had really brought out the best in our people.