Inside-Out

I’ve been a group member and a group facilitator over the last few years. Currently finishing high school and bound for George Washington University in the fall, I’m just about ready to go out into the world, for the most part on my own. My experiences working with age groups ranging from pre-teens to early 20’s have had a major impact on me. Having a support group and a place that we can consider “safe” carries so much worth. We all walk different roads, fight different battles, and bring different stories to tell - but in the end we are connected. No matter how diverse a group of people may seem, there are always ways for us to be able to relate to another. It is one thing to hear someone, but another to really understand what they are going though. These connections that we make with others help us to understand other people, and also ourselves. They remind us to stay positive and reassure us of how much we are capable. But the most amazing thing we gain from talking among others – is the feeling that we are not alone.

-Miranda Morgan