You matter, and help exists
Support & resources
This community offers connection and peer support. It is not therapy, and it is not a crisis service. Angela isn't able to respond to emergencies here. But you are not without help, and most of what follows is free.
If you're in crisis right now
Call or text 988
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US): free, confidential, 24/7. Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. If you are thinking about ending your life, please reach out to them first. You deserve support that can be there in the moment.
Text HOME to 741741
The Crisis Text Line: a trained counselor texts with you, any hour, free.
Call 911 (or go to an ER)
If you or someone near you is in immediate physical danger.
Outside the US
Find a helpline anywhere in the world at findahelpline.com.
If you need ongoing help and money is tight
Affordable therapy
Open Path Collective (openpathcollective.org) connects you with therapists for $40–80 a session. Psychology Today’s directory lets you filter by sliding scale.
Free & local support
Call 211 (or visit 211.org) for free local mental-health and community resources. SAMHSA’s helpline (1-800-662-4357) gives free, confidential referrals 24/7.
Warmlines
Not a crisis, but you need to talk to someone? Warmlines are free, non-emergency peer phone lines. Find one at warmline.org.
Grief, specifically
Free grief support
The Dinner Party (thedinnerparty.org) hosts free peer grief groups. The Dougy Center and Modern Loss offer free articles and community for many kinds of loss.
Looking for ongoing 1:1 work with Angela?
If you're able to invest in private support and want to explore working together, the gentlest place to start is a free 15-minute conversation. No pressure, no intake forms.
Book a free 15-minute callAnd when the hardest part softens: this community will still be here, and so will the women in it. You are not too much, and you are not alone. 💛