october is ADHD awareness month, i was diagnosed with combined ADHD (hyperactive ADHD/inattentive ADHD) at 5. ADHD can manifest in a lot of ways, people can have both hyperactive and inattentive ADHD or they can have one and not the other. for me growing up my ADHD looked like i couldn’t sit still, i’d get super fidgety, anxious, my teachers would always call home because i wasn’t paying attention in class and i was distracted. now growing up into an adult it looks a lot like bosses and other older adults saying you’re lazy, you just need to put a little more effort in, brains scattered of ideas and things you need to do, things you haven’t done, daydreaming about the future, having trouble making and keeping friends, anxiety, panic attacks in the bathroom at work or school, i could go on and on. ADHD is not something you “grow out of” it’s not something that “lessens” over time, some people get better at masking their ADHD than others and can seem more high functional than others. every ADHD mind is different, but with a little bit of patience, a little bit of kindness and a little bit of love, together we can break the stigma and move forward with ADHD🧡
#adhdawareness #adhdwomen #breakthestigma
this is why i wear denim and this is my story:
this is my third year participating in the denim day movement, to give my little self the voice she never got to have, i do it for her.
i’m very open about my experiences with sexual assault because i’m passionate on this topic and educating people on sexual violence because i wasn’t educated on sexual violence, especially as a child. when i was 5 years old i was raped by someone i thought i could trust, someone i thought it was safe to be around because i was a child who put so much trust in the world and the people around her. i was not very well educated on what to do if something like that happened, and no child or anyone in fact can be prepared for that sort of thing. all we can do is educate and support one another. it wasn’t until around 5th grade that i came to a full understanding on what happened to me as a child, learning about sex ed and then we also learned what consent is and what consent meant. it wasn’t until i was older that i had really understood the meanings of consent and why they are so very important.
to my little self,
i am so sorry you had to endure such trauma from such a young age, you’d be proud of where i am today little haile. i love you.
with so much love,
older haile xx
April is sexual assault awareness month, to anyone who knows me or even follows me - I’m sure you know how important sexual assault awareness is to me. This last Wednesday of April marks my 5th year participating in Denim Day, a movement that is very close to my heart as a survivor of SA.
We use this day as a means of a peaceful protest against the stigmas that follow SA, in order to stand in solidarity to other victims. Denim Day is about breaking silence, and challenging the harmful narratives, all by wearing denim in order to stand against these stereotypes and narratives that follow SA.
Wearing denim today is more than just an outfit or fashion statement. It’s a reminder that what someone is wearing does not imply consent, and it never, ever has. It’s about standing up against the idea that clothing, behavior, or circumstances ever equate to consent.
Today I wear denim in solidarity with survivors everywhere. to anyone who thinks their story doesn’t matter, I promise you, every story matters, including your own.
You are valid. You are believed. You are loved. And you are not at all alone in this.
Are you wearing denim today?
top: @chnge WOMEN DON’T OWE YOU SHIT
embroidery: me :)
jeans: thrift?
#denimday #sexualassaultawareness #saawareness #saawarenessmonth #weardenim
