#urmorethan

What is #urmorethan about?

For the past few weeks I have been posting graphics combined with my own sentiments that relay to others what I want the #urmorethan movement to be about. Think of #urmorethan like a best friend heart necklace; it is a 2 part movement which both tie together to create something beautiful.

Embracing mental health & empowering women.

Embracing mental health: Mental health across the board is something that is stigmatized. My goal is to erase the stigma of mental health and treat it in a more proactive way. Historically and currently society tends to treat those who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses as disabled, “crazy”, unappealing or less than. Those adjectives are far from the truth. Many people with mental illness diagnosis lead healthy, happy lives, if you have yet to seek help know that this could be you. The World Health Organization cites that women are two times more likely than men to develop certain mental health conditions. It is my belief that one contribution to this statistic is women living the lives they are “expected” to live and not their truths. Having a diagnosis doesn’t diminish who you are and shouldn’t be viewed as a negative no more than having a physical illness is: #urmorethan your diagnosis, #urmorethan the medication you take and #urmorethan a loner in this fight!

Empowering women to be more than: Initially accepting this passion in my life and starting this movement I did have hesitation. I did wonder if people would think I was a mother who hated my children, my husband, and my life and wanted out. I wondered if my thoughts seemed selfish. But l only wrote truth and only wrote from experience so I didn’t know what else to do. I am so blessed that my intentions and my message has been so well received. I am actually blown away that friends I have yet to meet and friends I may never meet have commented things such as “I just love this”, “love your feed” and “keep the encouragement coming!!! It helps us as mommies.” #urmorethan is not about hating our lives, it is about acknowledging guilt free, with confidence that we are all more than what meets your eye. We are more than mothers, more than wives, more than students. #urmorethan is not only an external movement, it is an internal movement. See many women, including myself have been through struggles in which we didn’t know which side of the coin we were one. Many women, again including myself have lived one life externally while longing for another one in our minds. Many women constantly give affirmations and inspiration while needing someone to pour back into them. Society is full of double standards, most of which affect women in a negative way.

Is this movement just for wives and mothers? Absolutely not! The #urmorethan movement is for women of ALL kinds. The slogan I use for #urmorethan is More than a wife, more than a mother, more than _____________. That blank can be for ANYTHING.

Comment below and let us know what #urmorethan & until the next time! Be more 😉