Darkness to Dialogue: Living Well With Mental Illness

A weekly mental health tip focused on letting go to protect your peace and create room for healing. Let’s cut to the truth: you’re overwhelmed not because you’re “failing at self-care,” but because you keep piling more on your plate and calling it growth. Healing isn’t a never-ending to-do list of journaling, meditation, affirmations, and habit stacking.  Sometimes the most mentally healthy thing you can do is stop . This week, your challenge isn’t to add another routine to prove you’re working on yourself; it’s to drop one thing that’s draining you . Yes, just one. If you want to feel lighter, clearer, and more grounded, you need to create space for it. And that starts with letting something go. Why This Matters Everyone talks about “do more” to feel better: More self-care.  More coping skills. More inner work.  And, sure, those things help, but only when you have the capacity to actually benefit from them. If your brain is overloaded, even “positive habits” can start to...