The Weekly Friday Feast

Yes, @Shaz51, @Former-Member, raising my glass to the future Dr @CherryBomb!

Really interesting subject for a PhD, Cherry. Seems like it could take in all sorts of uses of media to give voice to people with mental illness. SANE has certainly given me a voice about my mental illness over the past couple of years (in addition to the voice I have found for myself in video-making and sharing on social media). Wishing you continued fascination with your subject.

**cheers to you @Shaz51 ** Definitely going to need to visit the gym soon.

@Former-Member please ask away. I hope I can answer some of the questions.

@Former-Member this might be a silly question, but did you know understand the rules before your kids started playing? My partner has tried to teach me, but it just goes over my head. It's pretty much a reflection with what I'm like with most sports. A ball gets passed to me and it literally flies over my head. LOL

Thanks @Pepsimax! I'm so glad that you made it tonight. What have you been up to today?

Lol @CherryBomb. My ex husband was a high level hockey player and I never knew the rules to that even though I went to lots of his games. It took the love of my kids to actually care enough to learn rules........and the competitive part of me that I couldn't know less than my kids 😂

@CherryBomb

When you say "give a voice" to what do you specifically mean by that?

Darcy

minus 3 @CherryBomb , wow

Hello @Pepsimax, @Mazarita

it is i think 16 degrees up here

Hi @Shaz51

According to the weather page, the outside temperature here is about 12 degrees. That's cold for this neck of the woods. But I'm having hot flashes tonight so the temperature in me is a bit harder to pin down.

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@Former-Member wrote:

@CherryBomb

When you say "give a voice" to what do you specifically mean by that?

Darcy

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That's a great question @Former-Member, and one with a big answer, I've written about 10 000 on this very topic. But in short, it's the capacity to tell stories about oneself, and to make sense of your experience through narrative. This also includes the opportunity to share your story with others. Importatnly, it also means being heard, and feeling like your story matters. Hope that makes sense.