What is #urmorethan about?
For the past few weeks I have been posting graphics combined
with my own sentiments that relay to others what I want the #urmorethan
movement to be about. Think of #urmorethan like a best friend heart necklace: 2 pieces that are separate but when connected create something even more beautiful!
Embracing
mental health and empowering women.
Embracing mental health:
Mental health across the board is something that is stigmatized. My goal is
to erase the stigma of mental health and treat it in a more proactive way. Historically
and currently society tends to treat those who have been diagnosed with mental
illnesses as disabled, “crazy”, unappealing or less than. Those adjectives are
far from the truth. Many people with mental illness diagnosis lead healthy,
happy lives, if you have yet to seek help know that this could be you. The
World Health Organization cites that women are two times more likely than men
to develop certain mental health conditions. It is my belief that one
contribution to this statistic is women living the lives they are “expected” to
live and not their truths. Having a diagnosis doesn’t diminish who you are and
shouldn’t be viewed as a negative no more than having a physical illness is:
#urmorethan your diagnosis, #urmorethan the medication you take and #urmorethan
a loner in this fight!
Empowering women to
be more than: Initially accepting this passion in my life and starting this
movement I did have hesitation. I did wonder if people would think I was a
mother who hated my children, my husband, and my life and wanted out. I
wondered if my thoughts seemed selfish. But l only wrote truth and only wrote
from experience so I didn’t know what else to do. I am so blessed that my
intentions and my message has been so well received. I am actually blown away
that friends I have yet to meet and friends I may never meet have commented
things such as “I just love this”, “love your feed” and “keep the encouragement
coming!!! It helps us as mommies.” #urmorethan is not about hating our lives,
it is about acknowledging guilt free, with confidence that we are all more than
what meets your eye. We are more than mothers, more than wives, more than
students. #urmorethan is not only an external movement, it is an internal
movement. See many women, including myself have been through struggles in which
we didn’t know which side of the coin we were one. Many women, again including
myself have lived one life externally while longing for another one in our
minds. Many women constantly give affirmations and inspiration while needing
someone to pour back into them. Society is full of double standards, most of
which affect women in a negative way.
Is this movement just for wives and
mothers? Absolutely not! The #urmorethan movement is for women of ALL kinds.
The slogan I use for #urmorethan is More than a wife, more than a mother, more
than _____________. That blank can be for ANYTHING.
Comment below and let us know what #urmorethan & until
the next time! Be more J
