To Write Love on Her Arms at UCR

TWLOHA at UCR Official Tumblr Page. We aim to end the stigma associated with mental disorders and create authentic communities that allow us to have open conversations about how heavy&light college life can be. We believe in hope, recovery, love and most important, people.

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Welcome to Spring Quarter 2016 at UCR! A big announcement: @twloha turns 10 today! We will be celebrating all quarter long with special events and tabling sessions! Follow our Facebook page for more information on upcoming events :) facebook.com/twloha.ucr

[twloha-ucr]

Sometimes, a hug can go a long way. It is a simple way to show someone that you care for them! Join UCR's beloved mascot, Scotty the Bear, as he tries to set a university record for the most hugs given to him within an hour. The event will take place tomorrow, November 4th at 12pm in the HUB Lower Plaza! While you're there, don't forget to stop by our info table by the Bell Tower! We will be there from 9am to 1pm. And join us in the evening for our general meeting! Starting at 6pm in Sproul 2343. We hope to see you there! Have a great Tuesday, everyone. #twlohaucr #twloha #ucr #lifeatucr #scottythebear #scotty #hugs (Image taken from @lifeatucr )

[twloha-ucr]

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, which is a part of National Suicide Prevention Week. Share what you are doing to start conversations about suicide prevention using #tomorrow15, #NSPW15 (for National Suicide Prevention Week), and #WSPD15 (for World Suicide Prevention Day).  Don’t forget to tag @twloha, @twloha_ucr, and #twlohaucr on all of your social media platforms! (Tomorrow 15 response card available for download on our Facebook page and on twloha.com)

[twloha]

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, we asked our friends sierrademulder and Tonya Ingram to write and perform a poem around this year’s theme: “We’ll See You Tomorrow.”

You can see a transcript of the poem here: https://twloha.com/blog/world-suicide-prevention-day-well-see-you-tomorrow-video/

[twloha-ucr]

Happy Week 9 everyone, hope you are all hanging in there!

We shall be at the bell tower tomorrow selling bracelets and shirts, all the proceeds shall contribute to helping people struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. ASUCR will also be there hosting an event called "Beads of Unity": make your own beaded keychain to help reduce the stigma behind mental health.

We will having our general meeting as usual in HUB room 269 at 7pm. Our topic will be "Heavy and Light," we would love to see your lovely faces there! ‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎ucr‬ ‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎twlohatuesday‬

[acupofkeen]

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (via recoveryisbeautiful)

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[chibird]

Happy early valentine’s day everyone! And even if you don’t have a valentine (which is perfectly okay), have a flower~ <3

[twloha-ucr]

Happy Tuesday, you lovely humans! New officer elections take place tomorrow at the general meeting, at HUB room 269 at 7pm. We will also be talking about stress and ways to cope with stress. Please bring a friend or two! We would love to have you all there with us smile emoticon If you haven't, please join our event, Brace-let's make a change, and invite all of your friends! All proceeds go towards making a difference in Mental Health and Depression/Anxiety. ‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohatuesday‬ ‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎ucr‬

[purplebuddhaproject]

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Kahlil Gibran (via purplebuddhaproject)

[twloha-ucr]

Good evening wonderful humans! We hope you all had a fantastic weekend celebrating Mother's Day. Just some quick but EXCITING announcements for this week!

BRACELETS! Last week was National Anxiety and Depression Awareness week, and the entire month of May is Mental Health Month. We will be raising funds to donate to To Write Love on Her Arms, which helps provide resources to people afflicted with any one of these. We will be raising funds by selling bracelets (pictured below) through the entire month of May! Take part in a good cause and buy one of these handmade beauties for only $1.

NOONER! Tomorrow (Wednesday, 5/12/15) we will be tabling from 10am to 2pm for tomorrow's nooner, please stop by, say hi, bring some friends, and buy a bracelet!

GENERAL MEETING! Tomorrow evening (Wednesday, 5/12/15) we will have our general meeting in HUB room 269 at 7pm. We will be discussing self forgiveness. Please bring a friend or two, the more the merrier!

NOMINATIONS! It is that time of the year where we need to elect new officers! If you are interested in a position, or know someone that is, please come to the meeting tomorrow night to nominate yourself or a friend. Feel free to contact us if you are interested!

We hope to see all of your beautiful faces tomorrow :)  ‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎twlohatuesday‬ ‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎ucr‬

[purplebuddhaproject]

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Henry David Thoreau (via purplebuddhaproject)

[twloha]

Not everything works out like you’d expect, but that doesn’t mean you should stop trying. Because sometimes it works out for the best. Hope for the best. Forget the rest.”

Hannah Hart (via twloha)

[twloha-ucr]

National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week

Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope you have all been enjoying the recent Star Wars celebrations and Cinco de Mayo festivities. We also hope that you are all having a fun and SAFE time out there! We care about you wonderful humans!

May is Mental Health Month, and this week more specifically is Anxiety and Depression Awareness week. If you or someone else you know struggles with anxiety and/or depression, please check out this resource [Anxiety and Depression Association of America]: http://www.adaa.org/

We will not be tabling tomorrow, but we encourage you all to check out Semana de La Raza at the Nooner, presented by Chicano Student programs. We also hope to see you all at tomorrow's general meeting, in HUB 269 at 7pm smile emoticon

‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohatuesday‬ ‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎ucr‬

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We hope that all you wonderful humans are having a wonderful week so far! Tomorrow is EARTH DAY! Take a moment tomorrow to stop and smell the roses. Literally! We encourage you all to go out and enjoy mother nature :) We will be tabling at the bell tower and will have our general meetings as usual at 7pm in hub room 269. We hope to see you all there! ‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎towritetuesday‬ ‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎ucr‬

[twloha-ucr]

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today we would like to introduce our awesome Secretary, Yolanda Medina! If you have gotten a wonderful TWLOHA email, you got it from her!

STUFF I LIKE: my dogs, watching documentaries on netflix, making people laugh, my friends' dogs, cheese, pizza, dogs in general.

WHY I AM HERE: I believe in TWLOHA's mission and in the importance of community. I think people need others to get through rough times and also make the good times better.

OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL I AM MOST LIKELY: at home hanging out with my dogs or at anywhere else hanging out with my friends. <3

IF MY MUSIC IS ON I AM LISTENING TO: anything that pandora or the radio has on (except country)

WHAT TAKES ME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE: trying to be nice to people and they're NOT NICE BACK

ONE MEAL I COULD EAT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE: the egg salad sandwiches that they sell at Scotty's.

‪#‎towritelovetuesday‬ ‪#‎towritetuesday‬ ‪#‎twloha‬ ‪#‎twlohaucr‬ ‪#‎ucr‬‪#‎twlohatuesday‬

[twloha]

“Things will get easier, people’s minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.”- Ellen DeGeneres

Gif source: xananerd14

[wordsfromamendedheart]

It’s okay to be broken. To be scared. To need help. It’s okay. It’s profoundly human. It happens to the best of us. It’s okay. You matter to people you aren’t even aware of. It’s okay.

Sophia Bush  (via wordsfromamendedheart)