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Promising 360 degree views of San Diego, the summit of Cushi-Pi* was socked in, leaving me alone with my thoughts. It was on this cloudy summit that the phrase “hiking my feelings” hit me like a ton of bricks. Initially, it was a realization that hiking had replaced my go-to coping mechanisms of eating and drinking my feelings after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What started as a blog post and a hashtag in 2018 has now expanded to everything you see here.

If all of this is possible because of one mountaintop idea, what else is possible?

*Cushi-Pi is the original Kumeyaay name for the mountain currently called Stonewall Peak

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SAAM Day 5: How to start a self-reflection practice.

Telling someone to go to therapy might be well-intentioned, but it can be so harmful and dismissive. When I had access to therapy, I was terrified of the stigma. When I was ready for therapy, I couldn't afford it.

Sydney Williams 4/4/22 Sydney Williams 4/4/22

SAAM Day 4: The story I’m telling myself is…

It's not our responsibility to manage anybody else's feelings about how they feel when we share this story, but it is the kind thing to do to have that in the back of your mind and allow that to guide how you bring this up.

Sydney Williams 4/3/22 Sydney Williams 4/3/22

SAAM Day 3: Who is safe to share your story with?

If somebody feels courageous enough to share this deeply, deeply personal story with you, the most impactful thing you can say, the first words out of your mouth should be: “I am so sorry that that happened to you. I believe you. How can I support you?”

Sydney Williams 4/2/22 Sydney Williams 4/2/22

SAAM Day 2: Have the conversation with yourself.

Having the language to articulate what happened to you is the first step toward your liberation.

Sydney Williams 4/1/22 Sydney Williams 4/1/22

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Let’s have a conversation.

“I don’t like saying ‘Happy Sexual Assault Awareness Month’ but on the other side of the awareness that what I survived was sexual assault was happiness. So maybe it is something worth celebrating.”