Women Empowering Women
The purest, most curious and free-spirited part of ourselves. Before the faculties of perception and reason were highly developed, and imagination and intuition took charge. Before the many ebbs and flows of life set the most authentic version of ourselves adrift.
About a year ago, my mental health was the worst it’s ever been. Looking back on that time in my life, I credit three things with pulling me out of my despair: my community of loved ones, my therapist, and hockey.
As goofy as it sounds, children’s media can be particularly helpful, because it is a complete change of pace from the expectations of adult/academic life. I find that the simplicity of children’s media can be its greatest strength, revealing profound lessons and truths in a simple, comforting package. Lately, my comfort food of choice has been a junior graphic novel by Misty Wilson called Play Like a Girl.
