--- title: Mental Health, Self-Care and Recovery Blog | FFBT | Brooklyn Bockisch (3) description: When others are silent, I am loud. I'm a passionate advocate for mental health, and I believe sharing my story is the best way to break the stigma surrounding mental illness so people can get the help they deserve. My strengths are my dogs – Hendrix, Khaleesi and Benny – and my hope is tomorrow can be different. 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I'm a passionate advocate for mental health, and I believe sharing my story is the best way to break the stigma surrounding mental illness so people can get the help they deserve. My strengths are my dogs – Hendrix, Khaleesi and Benny – and my hope is tomorrow can be different. Find me on: ### Recent Posts February 13, 2018 [ Employee #1: One Year With Clariant Creative ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/employee-1-one-year-clariant-creative) February 13, 2017. My first day at Clariant Creative. The decision to accept the job offer with Clariant Creative was – at first glance – just another job with a HubSpot agency. But boy was I wrong.... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/employee-1-one-year-clariant-creative) September 14, 2017 [ What I Want You to Remember During National Suicide Prevention Week ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/remember-national-suicide-prevention-week) I’ve been there – locked up in my room, sitting up against the wall, cradling my head in my hands as the tears continue to flow. Bright red face, runny nose, shaking hands and a headache that just... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/remember-national-suicide-prevention-week) September 10, 2017 [ Stay: World Suicide Prevention Day 2017 ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/stay-world-suicide-prevention-day-2017) Today – September 10th – marks World Suicide Prevention Day. For most people, it’s just another day. But to me, it’s a reminder of where I’ve been, where I am and where I still have left to go. It’s... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/stay-world-suicide-prevention-day-2017) August 5, 2017 [ How My Boss Helped Me Through the Worst Days of My Depression ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/how-my-boss-helped-me-worst-days-depression) On February 13, 2017, I started a new job at a fully remote marketing agency. It was a job that allowed me to do the type of work I was passionate about – like copywriting, project management and... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/how-my-boss-helped-me-worst-days-depression) August 1, 2017 [ Colossus at Savage Race Chicago and My Mental Health Journey ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/colossus-savage-race-chicago-mental-health-journey) The hardest thing I’ve ever done was admitting I wasn’t okay and the emotional pain I was feeling wasn’t normal. It was calling a psychiatrist and asking for help. It was showing up to my first... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/colossus-savage-race-chicago-mental-health-journey) July 22, 2017 [ Chester Bennington’s Death Shattered My Recovery Mantra But It’s Okay ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/chester-bennington-death-recovery-mantra) When I was first diagnosed with depression (now diagnosed as bipolar 2 disorder) and anxiety, I had absolutely no idea what to make of it. I knew I was sad all the time and had absolutely no desire... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/chester-bennington-death-recovery-mantra) June 18, 2017 [ What I Tell Myself on My Darkest Days With Depression ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/tell-darkest-days-depression) I’m at the point in my current battle with depression where I’m tired. Tired of not sleeping. Tired of feeling awful every single day. Tired of feeling like I have to be strong all the time. Tired of... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/tell-darkest-days-depression) May 26, 2017 [ You Are Enough: A Letter to My 14-Year-Old Self ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/you-are-enough-a-letter-to-my-14-year-old-self) Christina, I know you’re going through some stuff right now. And I know you don’t know how to take it, what it all means or what the future holds for you. I know you feel lost and scared. Hopeless... [ Read More ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/you-are-enough-a-letter-to-my-14-year-old-self) May 19, 2017 [ Why I Speak Out About My Struggles With Mental Illness ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/why-i-speak-out-about-my-struggles-with-mental-illness) When I was first diagnosed with depression and anxiety, there weren’t many resources out there about mental health. For the most part, it was websites that read like a cheesy pamphlet from a doctor’s... 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[ For Those Moments When Your Depression Makes You Want to Give Up ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/for-those-moments-when-your-depression-makes-you-want-to-give-up) Hey you,I know you’re hurting. And I know you’ve been hurting for a while. You’ve taken it day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute for a long... [ How to Ask for Help When You're in a Mental Health Crisis ](https://www.fightforbettertomorrows.com/blog/how-to-ask-for-help-when-youre-in-a-mental-health-crisis) *Content warning: Suicide*We live in a society that encourages people to ask for help but stigmatizes mental illness. 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