If you’ve experienced loss of a friend or family because of drug addiction or have struggled with addiction yourself, this song is for you <3 Proceeds go to Harm Reduction Coalition.
the strange is beautiful
Sadcore Sundays: “The Grid” by Tigran Hamasyan
For when you’re sad but also feel angst and pent up emotions that come out in tearz <3 <3 <3
Poetry with Dinora: “Find a Way”
they will break your heart too many times
and call you heartless
they want you to lose
but don’t let them
i know you are greater than that
you are not a catastrophe,
or a mistake
you are human
and all you want is to spread love to places
they tell you not to.
keep doing you
keep being brave
keep loving
and loving
and don’t give up.
13 Reasons Why is Triggering and Excludes POC’s Experience
Depression, suicide and anxiety have been around for a long time, yet the conversation hasn’t. The media often likes to portray stories of characters who go through depression or deal with bipolar disorder, or any other obstacle. They add a love interest to make the story more intriguing and sad if the end result is not in the characters favor. It’s usually white cisgender characters who portray these storylines. POC carry trauma in our DNA . POC ALSO GO THROUGH MIND OBSTACLES. With that being said, the one TV show that has gotten a lot of backlash has been 13 Reasons Why and I agree with the critics. The book itself was not as gory as the show and that is where the creators just went off tracks. I get that their idea was to open up the conversation but they pushed that into a whole new realm. Trigger warnings are not always useful. I watched the show, I did. There was a lot more wrong than right. You cannot love someone out of a mind obstacle Clay Jensen. And I’m here to say that it was difficult to watch the last two episodes and I was triggered. As someone who has gone through depression, you can’t help but think in the back of your head , “that could have been me.” We cannot allows ourselves to believe that our obstacles should be the one thing that keeps us from moving forward. It’s hard work, I know, but every day is the day you get stronger.
Sadcore Sundays: “What’s In it For?” by Avi Buffalo
I just saw Avi Buffalo at Echo Park Rising 2017 and he blew me awayyyyyy!! I had listened to his music when I was in high school but it was a totally different experience seeing him shred on guitar with crazy guitar pedal transitions in-between songs…by himself. I love seeing artists perform solo, it’s so much more intimate and I feel like I can see their raw soul in that moment. I felt really sick before I went to see him, but felt so comforted in his show. Hope this helps you too xoxox.