So… it’s been a year

Marking the anniversary of a suicide attempt isn't about celebrating a sudden, magical recovery; it’s about acknowledging the complex, messy reality of still being here. In this deeply personal episode, I wade through the emotional landscape of the past 365 days.Let’s be honest: things are far from plain sailing. Healing isn't a linear, upward trajectory. Instead, psychological research shows us that recovery from a severe mental health crisis is an ongoing, cyclical process of adaptation. It’s a daily practice of distress tolerance and radical acceptance—choosing to exist in the discomfort of the present moment, even when the water gets deep.Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on:• The Anatomy of a Milestone: What it actually feels like to hit the one-year mark (the grief, the relief, and the strange spaces in between).• The Myth of "Plain Sailing": Validating the reality that wanting to live and struggling to cope can exist at the exact same time.• The Power of Showing Up: How the simple, radical act of cumulative daily micro-choices builds resilience over time, backed by evidence on behavioral activation.This isn’t a neat story with a perfect bow. It’s a raw, honest conversation about what it looks like to choose to stay, day after day, even when the healing hurts.Thank you for being here with me. Let's talk about it.