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Do You Know Who You Are? | Finding The True You
Do You Know Who You Are? | Finding The True You

When asked, "What do you do?" or "Who are you?", we immediately rattle off a long list of job titles and responsibilities. We are even tempted to believe that our identities are wrapped up in what we create. So I ask you... Do You Know Who You Are?

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Mental Health, Creating, The Full Well ProjectAlecia HarrisonMental Health, Mental Wellness, create, Creating, Self Love, Self Care, Find Yourself, Make Great Things, The Full Well Project, Live Well, Be Well, Create Well, Who Are You Comments
What Is The Full Well Project?
What Is The Full Well Project?

I struggled and still struggle to this day with low self-esteem and low self-worth. Like a lot of people, I was bullied as a child and suffered a lot of heartache and abandonment growing up and going through life. I was mistreated by friends and family and had my heart broken a few times by  some of my closest friends and had my heart shattered by exes. Their words were all I could hear about myself. How they treated me was how I measured my self worth. I wasn’t beautiful. I wasn’t talented. I wasn’t worth it. I wasn’t worth staying around for. I was a joke. I wasn’t loved.

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The Full Well Project, Mental HealthAlecia HarrisonThe Full Well Project, Art, God, Authenticity, Create, Blogging
Why We Need More Vulnerable Artists
Why We Need More Vulnerable Artists

I believe the things that we are sometimes ashamed of, embarrassed about and insecure about are the very things that make us so unique. I believe that they are also the things that help us find those safe places to be accepted and loved.


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Art, Creating, Making Matter EP, Mental Health, Music, Photo JournalAlecia Harrisonauthentic art, create, Create Every Day, music, Making Music, Writing Songs, Composing, Brown Girls Who Blog, Be Brave, Black Owned Business, Black Women Who Blog, Black Woman, vulnerablility, Rihanna, Loved, Honest, honest art, Heal, Healing, Photo Journal, Therapy, Photography, Creative Writing, Blogging, BlogComment
Sad Songs Save Lives
Sad Songs Save Lives

Sad Songs Save Lives.

I believe that with everything in me.

Even though a melancholy song or story may not offer you solutions or healing, the mere fact that someone else can express what I cannot, the fact that someone says "I understand you"... that alone can help someone hold onto hope a little while longer.

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Art, Music, Making Matter EP, Creating, Mental HealthAlecia HarrisonCreate Every Day, Create, Creating, authentic art, honest art, Alecia Renece, Alecia Renece The Artist, Art Therapy, Artistry, Art, Anxiety, Artist, Artists, Making Music, Making an EP, Making Matter, Make Great Things, Make Art, Heal, Be Brave, Brown Girls Who Blog, Bravery
Use Your Art to Heal
Use Your Art to Heal

I'm not waiting to heal before creating. I'm creating as I'm healing. And honoring those broken and hurting places. And it feels so good.

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Mental Health, Creating, Photo Journal, The Full Well ProjectAlecia HarrisonCreating, Create, Create Every Day, Creative Writing, Therapy, Art Therapy, Healing, Heal, Brown Girls Who Blog, Black Girl Magic, Blogging, Blog, Be Brave, Bravery, Black Women Who Blog, Art, Make Art, Make Great Things, Self Love, Self Esteem, Photography, Writing, Playing, God Loves, God Heals, God Loves You, God, ChristianComment