You know how on Instagram, you can put different filters on? Some make you look fantastic. Others can make you look ridiculous or hideous. Have you noticed how long you take to admire the “good” filters, and how quickly you swipe away, often with a shudder and sound of disgust, when you see the “bad” filters? This is pretty similar to how we see ourselves as people. Not the physical looks, but the Self. The whole person. We want to see ourselves as good. And sometimes

As the field of mental health continues to evolve, I have realized that each of us in medicine and wellness is a warrior. Those of us who took the first steps, proposing “radical”, new, and unpopular ideas are the strongest warriors. They face the most scrutiny, doubt and persecution. And each practitioner’s strength as a warrior can be measured by how close behind the leader they walked. Our society’s healing warriors have blazed a trail for those of us who may be weaker