Affirmations for those experiencing depression. Affirmations are emotionally supportive and encouraging statements. Each line is said by Una, then time is given for you to repeat the statement.

Episode Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(04:40) Acknowledging Emotional Pain

(10:35) Releasing Emotional Pain

(19:44) Empowerment

(25:55) Conclusion

Words:

I know I’ve been overwhelmed

Confused

Hurt

Over and over again

People hurt me

Situations surrounded me

I suffered

In pain, parts of me were buried

Parts that knew how to navigate life

Feel

Trust

Love and enjoy this existence

They were buried in pain 

I felt emotions that I didn’t know how to deal with

Emotions of abandonment

Fear

Terror

Shame

Betrayal

I felt the weight of the expectations

The pressure 

Loss

Or maybe the life of my ancestors got hard, which I feel the effects of 

I was presented with these things

Things I didn’t know how to deal with

And so, I stored them

Deep inside

Buried at the back of my mind

I stored them to survive

And right now, I understand that I feel overwhelmed and weighed down

Like life isn’t worth living 

Like there are so many things for me to overcome, I don’t know if I have the strength to overcome them 

I see that 

I see that’s how I feel

And I’m going to start with where I’m at 

It’s not where I want to be

This may be all I know

But I’m going to start with where I’m at

Right here

And right here I’m starting by coming back online 

Because there’s a bigger picture at play

The plans that God has for me

The plans for my destiny 

Are bigger than the things that have come against me

The things that have weighed down on me

My darkest day

Wasn’t my last day

So, I’m coming back online

Even though I’ve had moments that I’ve felt alone

 And like I’ve had no one to hold me 

I’m coming back online

I’m opening up to being held now

The pain that I’ve felt, I open these places up 

To be seen,

 To be heard,

 To be held now

To be held by God

To be held by myself

To be held in community 

To be held in process

The places within me that have felt pain, I open you up

To see you now

To hear you now

To hold you now

And in holding you, I choose to let go of anger 

Anger against myself

For not standing up for me

For being quiet when I should have spoken

For allowing my boundaries to be crossed

I choose to let go of the anger

Anger against them

For abusing me when I deserve respect

For abandoning me when I needed care

For talking down on me when I’m extremely valuable

I choose to let go of anger

Anger against it all

For feeling alone when I needed someone to hold me

For feeling confused when I wanted to make sense of things

For feeling lost when I wanted to feel at home

I choose to let go of anger

And in letting go of anger I’ve held onto for days

Months

Years

 Decades

I turn towards coming back online 

By opening my heart to hearing the hope filled plans God has for me

I’m coming back online

By connecting to people who can care for me, even if I’ve never known it 

I’m coming back online

By embracing the small wins I can achieve each day, even if my life feels like a mess

I’m coming back online

Step by step

Surrounded by God’s grace and his ability to believe the best about me 

I’m coming back online 

And as I take things step by step 

One win will eventually turn into a rhythm 

A rhythm of hope

A rhythm of love 

A rhythm of peace

A rhythm of joy 

My life is made for rhythm 

So, I’m coming back online

So that I can have what I’m made for

Because I’m made to shine

I’m made to rise

I’m made to overcome all that’s weighed me down

So, I’m coming back online 

Even if I don’t know what the future holds

I know the one who holds it can make me whole

So, I’m coming back online

Because I choose to see the story 

Beginning to end 

I choose to see my happy ending

I’m coming back online 

I’m seen

I’m known

There’s someone here to hold me 

So it’s safe to rise

I choose to come back online