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    Lindsay S. Wheeler
    • Jul 5, 2017
    • 6 min

    And still.

    More than 800,000 people a year die by suicide and 500,000 others end up in the hospital with injuries related to self-harm. Queer kids rejected by their families are almost nine times more likely to make a suicide attempt than those who are accepted. Kids wonder why they must be different in a society that tells them they’d be better off dead than who they are. In 1973, just nineteen years before I was born, “homosexuality” was removed from the DSM. And still, society tells

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    Lindsay S. Wheeler
    • Jun 12, 2016
    • 3 min

    Transparency

    Transparency (WeAreOrlando) "Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." -Jim Morrison ​ [Fears hinder | habits obstruct | expectations silence | judgments reduce.] ​ We are expected to be fearful of the inevitable -- the early 20s ‘career path’ dilemma, marriage, a few years later – kids, money – other classic, age-relevant generalizations we attract as if “ask me about this, I’m begging you” i

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    Lindsay S. Wheeler
    • Nov 21, 2015
    • 3 min

    Mental Health, Mary Lambert and Messy Paint

    Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. I carry a few friends with me all day and though my heart is heavy, I remember to be grateful for this one, precious life, in honor of those we've lost. To those who aren't with us, we love and miss you, and your memory has made a difference in our world. Today I want to share an anecdote from this week that gave me hope. On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to meet a musical (and spoken word) inspiration, Mary Lambert, and w

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