Hey everyone!
It’s August which means it is almost time for Shattering Stigmas. Shattering Stigmas is a two week blogging event for readers, authors, bloggers, etc. to come together to help destigmatize mental illness.
It was first created by Shannon from It Starts At Midnight. She co-hosted with Inge and Kayla. Since then, others have co-hosted the event. This year it’s co-hosts are Taylor, Shannon, Ben, Mari and I.
Yes, that’s right. I finally get the chance to help co-host the event that broke down the walls between my mental health and the bookish community. During Shattering Stigmas in 2016, I posted anonymously on Shannon’s blog. I suppose my posting anonymously showed how stigmatized mental illness and mental health really is, even in an event trying NOT to.
Shattering Stigmas takes place October 6th-October 19th. I need participants! It is also my birthday month if that’s more of a nudge. ?
Participants have pretty free rein here.
Here are some ideas:
- Personal post about your journey
- A discussion on mental illness
- Write about a book that helped you see yourself or maybe see something ghoul hadn’t before.
- A book review
- An interview between me and you
The only goal is that it helps break down walls that keeps mental illness hidden. Ideally, I would like those interested to let me know by September 1st and receive posts by September 30th but things happen. If something comes up after you’ve emailed me your interest, just let me know and we can talk.
Here are ways you can get ahold of me if you’re interested:
*Comment below
*DM me on Twitter or Instagram
*Fill out my Google form
Thanks so much for reading! Please don’t hesitate to talk to me about it. ❤️
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