I am listening to a podcast called BUIO - darkness. Stories of survivors. Survivors of a sneaky and stigmatized disease: madness. Listening to these stories I realized that at the end, each and everyone of those survivors says the same thing: life is about find happiness. Whatever that means to you. That is all that matter. To be happy. Content. Peaceful. For some of us is harder than for others. Is hard to describe depression to those that never experienced it. I used to picture it like another me. Standing behind my shoulder. An unwanted shadow that sucked light away from me. The Tenebrae of my soul. I used to fight against it. I wanted to just make “her” go away. I hated “her”. And that was wrong. Because by doing so I learned to hate myself. And today I know that, there is a light shining bright with ing myself, brighter than all the shadows. I can be happy. Also if it takes a lot of work. And I will. 🌟💫✨ Wearing @aloyoga #alopartner Photo by @allysonmcgovern_ #light #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocate #depressionawareness #happiness #inspiration #selflove #nevergiveup #yoga #yogapose