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Sharing the Small Moments
This is a gentle, safe space for you to anonymously share your own mental health recovery stories and the small moments of healing that keep you going. Your voice matters, and by sharing your journey, you offer a light to others. Selected submissions may be featured on our blog to support and inspire the entire Gentle Proof community.
Submission Guidelines
We are deeply honored that you are considering sharing your journey with us. To keep this community a gentle and neuro-inclusive sanctuary, we’ve outlined some soft prompts to guide your writing and list the boundaries that help us maintain a trauma-informed environment for everyone.
What to Write About
- The Small Glimmers: Describe a tiny moment where you felt a sense of peace, safety, or progress.
- Recovery Milestones: Share a breakthrough, whether it was a large life change or simply getting through a difficult day with self-compassion.
- Neurodivergent Joy: Reflections on navigating the world through your unique lens and the coping strategies that have gently served you.
- Lessons in Gentle Proof: What has taught you that your recovery is real, even if it feels quiet or slow?
Topics to Avoid (Boundary Setting)
To protect our community from vicarious trauma and sensory overwhelm, please kindly omit the following:
- Graphic Descriptions: Detailed accounts of self-harm, physical violence, or traumatic events that may trigger distress.
- Specific Methods: Specific mentions of medication dosages, detailed rituals, or methods of harm.
- Numbers and Data: Explicit mention of weights, calorie counts, or specific medical readings that might encourage comparison.
- Harmful Language: Any speech that is non-inclusive, judgmental, or exclusionary toward neurodivergent identities or mental health journeys.
