Soft heart syd

another vulnerable share, but these times call for honest stories!

❣️❣️❣️ if you’re a human who has experienced trauma and/or harm within mental health care settings—please take care with this if ya read any deeper!! this is such a tender topic for so many. i share about my own singular experience, which may be activating if any part mirrors yours.

AND, as a person moving into this field, im privileged and will hold power that inherently causes harm. its been a weird space to sit in, and i understand how incredibly nuanced and complex this conversation is. my post will fail to capture even an ounce of that complexity!!

but it still feels important to talk about, given how mental health is (yet again!!) being painted in american culture.

you can find the rest of my piece on my story (i dropped a 🔗🔗 on there!) ❣️❣️❣️

i made a new zine “the art of grieving and the alchemy of loss”

it’s on grief, loss, and finding parts of myself in places i didn’t expect to.

these poems talk a lot about pet loss, so if that’s something you’re feelin tender with, maybe now’s not the time to read. but hey, if you’re moving through the pain of pet loss—maybe it’s exactly what you need.

you can find the l!nk to the substack post in my story, or in my b!0 🫶🫶

swipe for a typed version of this poem ✨

this is a very vulnerable post, but it feels ever-important to make, share, and give voice to transgressive ART!! so here we are, basking in vulnerability LOL.

i created this collage a few weeks ago as part of my personal therapeutic art-making. but the events over the past couple weeks have pushed me to be more open about my own experiences.

s3xu@l vi0l3nc3 thrives in silence, isolation, and blame. so im doing the extremely uncomfortable thing and using my voice more. im seeking healing that’s commununal, collective, reciprocal. and for once in my liFE, im truly learning to bypass self-blame.

i hope for anyone holding a similar pain, you’re able to start to do the same.

i wrote a lot more about this collage-poem, and shared the reflection “unlearning silence: reclaiming my voice after s3xu@l vi0l3nc3“ on my substack. you can read the full poem and more on there — softheartsyd.substack.com (or check out the l1nk 1n m¥ b10) !!

i’m new to that platform, and i’m still gettting the hang of it. but i’d love to connect with y’all over there!! something just feels right about leaning into my writing and sharing my words as a means to connect with folks on a deeper level. i’m excited to see where it takes me. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥