Breaking Free to Be Me: Inspiring Reflections along the Highway From Breakdown to Recovery

I was just starting to come back to life after a major breakdown, when it all began to come together... We were given the task of writing an intimate letter to ourselves during a recovery group session. As my hand flowed across the page and the words appeared in front of me, it soon became clear that to release myself from the anxiety and depression that controlled and overwhelmed me, I just needed to be Me. Although it isn't quite that simple, I do believe that the most crucial part of any...