Black Bear August Prompt

Share how you’ve healed

Do you see the screaming face on the right? A random capture while in Okinawa — Photo by

Michele Maize

Wow, this summer is sure flying by. In a little over a month, I’ll be moving my youngest daughter into her college dorm. I am in need of some healing stories because I am anticipating feeling lost. After being a mom for the past 21 years, I will now have all the time to focus on myself.

I want to know how you have healed. Tell me about a particular struggle that you went through and how you healed from it.

Did you go to therapy? What kind of therapy helped you? Do you use other avenues for healing that don’t involve talking to a therapist?

Go into detail about your experience, your symptoms of maybe depression or anxiety, your addictions, and the pain that you felt during these times. If you have moved past and tried to heal yourself from these painful experiences, how did you do it?

I would even love some relatable stats or research mixed into your stories this month. I was just reading a story about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from

David Saunders

and he really dives deep into his experience and shares great resources. I learned from reading his story and I would love to learn from reading yours.

But, do it without the help of AI and the handy ChatGPT. Let’s get back to being old school and relating facts via your own words.