Unfixed shares stories of humans living with chronic, incurable conditions. People love fixer-upper stories, miracle cures and answers but many wake up each day without any of these. Our world needs more models for how to live a meaningful, unfixed life - a life liberated from fixed notions of how we must feel in order to live fully. Unfixed humans may be in pain but they are learning to integrate it into a larger definition of themselves. The Unfixed portfolio of projects demonstrates that living well is not about eradicating our wounds and weaknesses but understanding how they complete our identities and equip us to help others. Currently, a docu-series, podcast, round-table webcast, and feature documentary are in production.
Relationship starvation is real. It is a cause of anxiety, depression & loneliness. See Abraham Maslow. When humans have unmet needs for love & belonging, health suffers. No one is mentally ill. The circumstances of their life can cause all sorts of havoc when the human needs for relationship & emotional safety are not met. It is actually very difficult to find people who are safe to talk to. Even some therapists put the blame on the relationally starved person. It is very hard to keep reaching out when you have the expectation you'll just be attacked again in the form of judgement or being labelled or being verbally abused.
more like living with mental illness challenges, ending the mental illness stigma, maybe end the ideals of a man made standards of what mentally healthys expectations are, and how individuals aren't going to compartmentalize with blanket and text book definitions, its not logical, reasonable, or rational uncommon sense even!!! Saddest face ever how they're educated and deciding the best for what i know I've had more meaningful encounters with strangers, drunk in the dark then I've ever had with a paid professional.
It's so hard to live in a society where showing vulnerability is seen as a weakness and/or something to be ashamed of. Until we change how we view our own natural feelings and emotions, there will always be stigma/ judgment and shame when it comes to mental health or mental wellness and therefore people will continue to suffer in silence and alone. A lot lf people who are apparently educated in mental health don't even understand how isolating and debilitating it can be to struggle mentally.
I love this metaphor of kintsugi and unfixed for people reclaiming their voices and their lives under such challenging circumstances. Rachelle's dancing is so beautiful - it was a wonderful to experience this.
My friends don’t get it. I say I’m having a bad day with my pain and then they go “oh well I feel sick to but I’m at school” a cold and chronic stomach pain is extremely different
Always so moving to me, especially suffering around the shame "What did I do to deserve this?" I know the feeling, it's terrible that anyone should carry that.
I have so much to say to you guys after watching this, but all I can do is cry because of this deep sense of sisterhood/brotherhood you transact to me. I love you all and feel such specific mysterious details in common with each one of - my ‘memento mori’ tattoo, the death of my mother which slaughtered my life into ‘before’ and ‘after’. I’m a writer, a rather successful novelist here in Israel. At the time I started writing, it was against all odds - I was a struggling young actress with a reputation of someone with a psychiatric condition and suicidal cloud floating above her crazy blond hairdo. The writing though didn’t come easy as I (still you) like things to come and go, Therefore I suspect that there were some serious star constellations involved. But what can I say about all this ‘recovery’ trend today, from which I can’t figure out the practical actions one should take to get things going. Each time there’s this slogan jumps like jack on the box - saying that recovery means different things to different people, and I thought we wanted to minimize or even completely get rid of them and be free to love, make art, record music, write novels,have careers and make money for the rent, but also for an occasional pair of funky shoes. I listen to you guys carefully and I totally trust the experience you share with us, as well as giving us tips and directions how to save ourselves. I want to share with you that I always reached out for help, I’ve used the cervices of many good and less good psych doctors and even more cervices of all kinds of therapists, in which I invested all my faith and hope, and at this point of summing up my path through mental condition, I came to the conclusion that talking about your emotions, your pain, your helplessness, your privet fiery inferno in which you abide, brings no interesting wisdom or insight but definitely brings up a lot of useless distress and unsolvable and overused memories . I know I’m perceiving my ability to see things the way they are, in a slightly arrogant manner, but let’s face it guys - when push come to shove - no one can make a serious enquiry of your psyche. And often enough I discover that I’m coming to detest all the recommended activities that are supposed to ‘manage’ your condition. what does it even mean? I’m going now trough a severe depressive episode, and I’m holding my self not to start screaming so hard they’ll hear me at the Antarctica - all this ‘coping skills’ one can find in any old lifestyle magazine at your dentist’s waiting room. Fitness? Yoga? Heathy eating? Spending time in nature? Meeting with friends? Helpppppp! However, if all this resonates on any level, and if any of you has some thoughts on this matter, I shall be more grateful and to hear your ideas ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Such moving statements, in new ways we haven't seen before from the Unfixed members - there's a a kind of intimacy in speaking directly to their personified conditions.
When I was in a wheelchair for only 6 weeks, I mourned who I use to be and was angry at myself for my accident. I wanted to be the person with energy, who can get things done and I missed it. Now I am better and no longer in a wheelchair. Whether it is a big accident or a temporary one it still changes you to understand more.
I am so profoundly moved by this and look forward to the movie and to more from the unfixed community. My challenges are mental health ones. But when I see these beautiful people, my struggles disappear because you are all beacons of light, masters of living unfixed. Thank you from my heart. This is so different from the toxic positivity movement. This is real. It's what I've looked for my whole life; the courage and love of life here is so uplifting. Bless you all. Thank you from my heart and soul. You all give me hope that a different and kinder world is possible.
Oh bless you for sharing!!! Your comment brings tears to my eyes. I am so glad these voices bring you peace, they do me as well. We just wrapped a limited series on mental health specifically, you may want to check it out. If you scroll down through the playlists, you'll see a series titled Unfixed Mind. I think you'll find a lot of solidarity in the sharings. Wishing you much peace and gentle days ahead.
I am a chronically ill special needs mama with HSD, Dysautonomia, and MCAS with multiple more diagnoses! My son is medically complex with non verbal autism. I try not to even worry if people say anything. People are trying to be kind and if they say the wromg thing in the nocest way I try to educate if it is a high flare day I just say thank you and ignore it lol today os a reallh bad day! Feel guilt for calling my husband home from work because I am so sick today! 😢
This is definitely an enlightening episode! Thanks to each of you for your vulnerability and emotional honesty. Hopefully your courage will encourage others who are suffering from mental health issues.
I'm unfixed; I finally have to admit that to myself...I am a type 01 diabetic & was diagnosed w/ Dermatomyositis & resulting interstitial lung disease complication 17 years ago...Going into remission and then relapsing about every 3-4 years on average. Been on prednisone daily for the last 17 years, along w/ monoclonal antibody infusion therapy & IVIG infusion therapy. Praying & hoping for a miracle healing/ recovery that it seems I get to the edge of, & then it all comes crashing down w/ another relapse. I went from a trail runner, weightlifter & kayaking free climber; now I can barely walk after 17 years of this crap. Current diagnosis is now polymyositis w/ ILD along w/ severe Rueumatoid Arthritis...Blamed myself for years for my health problems; I don't know why, it's not my fault. It's just the issue of being disabled & at my age not being able to function as I used to before. I finally have to admit that I'm unfixable. I've pretty much given up hope for ever living a somewhat 'normal' life, ever again.
