I have two things to share with you today. The first is this article I discovered on facebook. http://www.viralnova.com/kyle-thompson-photography/ I think it is really cool how Kyle has managed to use his creativity to help him overcome some of his anxiety. He put his experience of illness into his work, and created something incredible out of it, which received an overwhelmingly positive response from the public.
The second thing I would like to share is this picture:
The second thing I would like to share is this picture:

For one thing, this is incredibly cute. It also perfectly exemplifies what Beautiful Identities is about and brings up some really important ideas. You are so much more than your illness, you have an identity outside of your illness. You are not to blame. These are really important things to remember. If someone treats you badly as a consequence of stigma around some illnesses, remember that this is their problem, not yours. (Also, I know it's a bit late for halloween, but today seemed like a good day to share)
I'm going away to do some voluntary work overseas for four weeks, so I won't be posting for a while. I won't be able to check my emails, but you can still contact me via the contact form or beautifulidentities@gmail.com and I will respond once I'm back home.
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