Quotes
Liam Gibson
Bremerton, WA
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
Gianna Howell
Huntsville, TX
“It’s okay, you know? It’s okay to be you. It’s okay to just not be okay. It’s okay to not be okay.”
Ayla Cervantes
Guymon, OK
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.”
Henry Knight
Owatonna, MN
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”
Olivia Stevens
Athens, OH
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
Cameron Vega
Williamsburg, VA
“If you were born with the weakness to fall, you were born with the strength to rise.”
Josiah Chapman
Valdosta, GA
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles that others do not know anything about.”
Elena Greene
Durham, NC
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”
Alice Larson
Kingsport, TN
“We are not our trauma. We are not our brain chemistry. That’s part of who we are, but we’re so much more than that.”
Luna Wells
Moore, OK
“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.”
Lillian Fleming
Norfolk, NE
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
Samuel Fuller
Jefferson City, MO
“When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.”
Victoria Lane
Council Grove, KS
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.”
Elijah Woods
Hillsborough, NH
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
Clare Thornton
Montgomery, AL
“Love belongs to the people who feel they are not enough. Love belongs to the kids who grow up wondering why they’re different. Love belongs to the person reading this right now. Love is for everyone.”
Maya Robbins
Pueblo, CO
“It’s healthy to admit you’re not ok. ‘It’s ok not to be ok’ it’s brave. But don’t let it win. Be sad. Have your moment, your day, or week. Then do something about it and be happy. For yourself.”
Zoe Salinas
Ironwood, MI
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”
Logan Higgins
Anchorage, AK
“Your mental health is everything — prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it, because it does.”
Addison Cohen
Lompoc, CA
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”
Weston McKinney
Paterson, NJ
“To anyone out there who’s hurting — it’s not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It’s a sign of strength.”