Leanna May Franklin
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We don't know how this is going to play out. We're completely powerless. And no one is coming through with a plan. And it is the scariest, darkest place. And I say we're in the dark ages. You know, Washington state has the most money than any other state in the U.S. per capita. And we're in the dark ages when it comes to mental health care.
We don't know how this is going to play out. We're completely powerless. And no one is coming through with a plan. And it is the scariest, darkest place. And I say we're in the dark ages. You know, Washington state has the most money than any other state in the U.S. per capita. And we're in the dark ages when it comes to mental health care.
So it's about understanding that emotional experience and not allowing it to consume you. And you've got to move the emotion. You have to move the emotion or you will become paralyzed. You have to move through it and you have to talk about it.
So it's about understanding that emotional experience and not allowing it to consume you. And you've got to move the emotion. You have to move the emotion or you will become paralyzed. You have to move through it and you have to talk about it.
So it's about understanding that emotional experience and not allowing it to consume you. And you've got to move the emotion. You have to move the emotion or you will become paralyzed. You have to move through it and you have to talk about it.
I talk about it. Yeah, I cry. I cry. I exercise. I call out for help. And there's some days, Tony said, I just don't move at all. We're tired. We are so tired.
I talk about it. Yeah, I cry. I cry. I exercise. I call out for help. And there's some days, Tony said, I just don't move at all. We're tired. We are so tired.
I talk about it. Yeah, I cry. I cry. I exercise. I call out for help. And there's some days, Tony said, I just don't move at all. We're tired. We are so tired.
I want you to know if you're listening and you're tired, it's okay. It's okay. It doesn't mean that you're weak. It doesn't mean that you're failing. It's okay to be tired and it's okay to rest. And some days that's what we do.
I want you to know if you're listening and you're tired, it's okay. It's okay. It doesn't mean that you're weak. It doesn't mean that you're failing. It's okay to be tired and it's okay to rest. And some days that's what we do.
I want you to know if you're listening and you're tired, it's okay. It's okay. It doesn't mean that you're weak. It doesn't mean that you're failing. It's okay to be tired and it's okay to rest. And some days that's what we do.
Well, here's the thing is know your limits. So, you know, not every single person going through this has to go out and become a policymaker, right? Like that was what was working for me. But maybe what's working for the next person is accountability in a different form. I think accountability is a very general answer that works for most people.
Well, here's the thing is know your limits. So, you know, not every single person going through this has to go out and become a policymaker, right? Like that was what was working for me. But maybe what's working for the next person is accountability in a different form. I think accountability is a very general answer that works for most people.
Well, here's the thing is know your limits. So, you know, not every single person going through this has to go out and become a policymaker, right? Like that was what was working for me. But maybe what's working for the next person is accountability in a different form. I think accountability is a very general answer that works for most people.
The moment we start to isolate and we stop taking action or start freaking about self-care and routine, that's a dangerous place to be. We certainly don't want to be coping with harmful substances or anything like that either, right? So it's really about accountability.
The moment we start to isolate and we stop taking action or start freaking about self-care and routine, that's a dangerous place to be. We certainly don't want to be coping with harmful substances or anything like that either, right? So it's really about accountability.
The moment we start to isolate and we stop taking action or start freaking about self-care and routine, that's a dangerous place to be. We certainly don't want to be coping with harmful substances or anything like that either, right? So it's really about accountability.
If you have a loved one or a partner or friends or family or anybody to check in with you, to communicate with, to really be transparent about how you're really doing today, I think that's really a good starting point.
If you have a loved one or a partner or friends or family or anybody to check in with you, to communicate with, to really be transparent about how you're really doing today, I think that's really a good starting point.
If you have a loved one or a partner or friends or family or anybody to check in with you, to communicate with, to really be transparent about how you're really doing today, I think that's really a good starting point.