Ebb & Flow Recovery

What is Mental Health Recovery?
Most people that haven't experienced significant mental health concerns haven't heard of this term. Even people who have, don't necessarily know what it means or haven't experienced it.

The word recovery often misleads, people can assume it means getting back to where life was before. Mental Health Recovery isn't about regaining what was, it is about moving forwards, learning to meet the challenges of well-being and building a good life now. This is often different to what was before. Mental Distress, Trauma, Illness, first episodes or breakdowns can have a significant impact on how we view the world. While our core self and values probably haven't changed, our beliefs and thoughts can and do change based on our experiences.
The idea of (re)building a life can be difficult to contemplate, particularly when we're still busy just trying to gather the pieces of ourselves and hold onto who we are. There are family, friends and services that can support this journey.

It just takes one person to reach out, someone who believes in a different possibility, someone who sees the potential, someone willing to help to start this process.

What is "Mental Health" and what does "Mentally healthy" mean?