Hello friend,

If everything feels dark right now – heavy, flat, overwhelming or hard to name – that’s ok. You don’t need to make sense of it. You’re allowed to feel exactly as you do. There is no right way to be feeling, and no need to feel differently right now.

If you can, place a hand somewhere that feels comforting – your chest, your arm, your stomach. Just notice the contact. Notice that you’re here. You don’t have to do anything with this moment.

You don’t have to change it. You’re allowed to simply be in it. Please know that even in moments like this, you are not invisible. You matter – even if it doesn’t seem that way. We’ve never met, but your presence in the world matters.

Emily