Reyou Stories

A path winding through mature trees and past the waterside in the wintertime.

Stuck!

Nature provides me with more answers than I tend to acknowledge. Stuck! began as a poem, then evolved into a call-and-answer prose with trees.

Stuck!

Nature provides me with more answers than I tend to acknowledge. Stuck! began as a poem, then evolved into a call-and-answer prose with trees.

A photograph of a woman wearing a red dress holding out her hand to support someone.

My Friend Allison Talks About Mental Health

Any day is a good day to talk about mental health and well-being. My friend Allison talks about what it feels like to live with a mental illness.

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My Friend Allison Talks About Mental Health

Any day is a good day to talk about mental health and well-being. My friend Allison talks about what it feels like to live with a mental illness.

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a cross section of a tree stump showing the tree's growth rings.

Anita's Diary

Anita taught me that even the ugliest parts of ourselves are part of our story. We shouldn’t try to erase or ignore them. Just like the growing rings on a...

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Anita's Diary

Anita taught me that even the ugliest parts of ourselves are part of our story. We shouldn’t try to erase or ignore them. Just like the growing rings on a...

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colorful overlapping silhouettes of the men and women's heads in side profile.

Stranger

In this moving essay, writer George Gibson unpacks the lived experience of meaningfully connecting with others as he reflects on the words of Timothy Leary.

Stranger

In this moving essay, writer George Gibson unpacks the lived experience of meaningfully connecting with others as he reflects on the words of Timothy Leary.

A woman in a colorful top sitting in a sunny space looking away from the camera and smiling.

Walking into My Story

This post was written by Christine Hanlon. The submission was prompted by a Journal Together session put on by Reyou Community Host Patlee Creary, where participants were asked to reflect...

Walking into My Story

This post was written by Christine Hanlon. The submission was prompted by a Journal Together session put on by Reyou Community Host Patlee Creary, where participants were asked to reflect...

silhouette of two children along the lake shore as the sun sets in the background.

What We Found in the Fire

People say 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. It probably was, but many of us have seen worse. Some of us even found some positives to hold onto....

What We Found in the Fire

People say 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. It probably was, but many of us have seen worse. Some of us even found some positives to hold onto....