I love teenagers. When I think about teens I know, or about this generation in general, my heart is filled with love, grief, compassion, and a desire to just show them so much about life–that there is hope on the other end of the tunnel, that’s there’s so much to look forward to in this life, no matter where you’re at right now, and that someone loves them.

I’m stoked to spread the word and support a great organization (really a MOVEMENT), To Write Love on Her Arms, by writing LOVE on my arms on Friday, November 13th. I’m joining over 850,000 people, not as a trend or an advertisement, but as an opportunity to tell people about the depression, cutting, addictions, and suicidal thoughts that so many teens are going through, and to shout it out: THERE IS HOPE!

So, friends, will you join me?

Check out a little piece of Renee’s story (how this movement got started):

[a little info from the Facebook page]:

“To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

“To Write Love On Her Arms Day is a day where anyone can write the words love on their arms, to support those who are fighting against depression and those who are trying to recovering. On this day, just write love on your arms, and show it off, other people will ask why you have love written on your arms, and you tell them you are supporting to write love on her arms day, and how its benefiting a non profit organization helping stop depression, and make love the movement ♥”