Ava Harrington

"Self-care is how you take your power back." — Lalah Delia

"I cannot stand the words ‘Get over it’. All of us are under such pressure to put our problems in the past tense. Slow down. Don’t allow others to hurry your healing. It is a process, one that may take years, occasionally, even a lifetime – and that’s OK." — Beau Taplin

"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t." — John Green

"Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone." – Lisa Olivera

"Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh

"Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so." — Lemony Snicket

"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they're never weakness." — Brené Brown

"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves." ― Henry David Thoreau

"Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going." — Noam Shpancer, PhD

"It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind." — Aisha Mirza

"I think it’s really important to take the stigma away from mental health… My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don’t know why I wouldn’t seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth." —Kerry Washington, from HuffPost