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Nov 25, 2024 | 
twloha.com | Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
Just as a Thanksgiving table may be overflowing with a hodgepodge of dishes, the holidays are a mixed bag when it comes to our feelings. For many, the upcoming holiday season means a whiplash of high emotions, difficult situations, and new environments. Some parts of this season might bring so much joy and love, while others are shrouded with grief and heaviness. And let’s be honest, sometimes it’s all of those things at once.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
allevents.in | Aaron Woodall
Comedian Aaron Woodall finally returns to Los Angeles! He'll be telling jokes at Third Wheel Comedy on Saturday August 10th. Doors open at 8pm and the show will start at 8:30. EARLY BIRD TICKETS are on sale through 6/21- get your tickets now for $17! Aaron Woodall is as charming and delightful on stage as he is honest and vulnerable.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
twloha.com | Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall |Abby Albaum
Pride, what it means, and all of its beautiful and honest joy, cannot be contained in a mere month, moment, or experience. It is, at its core, the expression of authentic love. It is acceptance of oneself. It is the embracing of love in its infinite forms. When you exist from a space of genuine expression, you are embodying love itself. That is powerful. It is transformative. It is necessary for healing.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
twloha.com | Liz Koch |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
I recently stood at the familiar crossroads of despair and resilience, grappling with the heavy burden of depression that had shadowed my life for as long as I could remember. That dense, unyielding fog had descended again, making each day feel like I was slogging through mud. As I stared out my kitchen window one sunny day late last summer, a new type of despair emerged—thoughts of suicide began to creep in for the first time.
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Jan 1, 2024 | 
twloha.com | Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
I don’t remember the first time I heard the phrase, “I’m holding hope for you,” but I do remember what I felt the first time someone said it to me. I was surprised. Someone actually saw how much I was hurting? Someone could see how hopeless I felt? Someone had hope for me? Someone believed in me enough to hold that hope until I could see it and hold it for myself again? Someone was willing to do that? And I’ll never forget how I felt as that truth began to sink into me.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
twloha.com | Lisa Sugarman |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experiences. This year, International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is Saturday, November 18, 2023. Learn more through our friends at AFSP. The first time my dad Jim died, it was August 1, 1978.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
twloha.com | Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall |Abby Albaum
In June 2021, I lost my mother to COVID-19. She didn’t make it through the Delta phase. She wasn’t the only one. In terms of what came after—the grief, the heartache, the isolation—neither was I. At least that’s what I told myself. During her time in the hospital, I found myself leaning on some friends. It’s not the easiest thing for me to do but I did. And contrary to past experiences, when my friends patiently listened to my anxious rants and updates, I felt lucky.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
twloha.com | Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
Note: This piece talks about suicide. Please use your discretion. Suicide has been portrayed in pop culture for ages—sometimes for worse or for better depending on who you ask. Novels, shows, films, songs, and so on address a sensitive topic sometimes with layered nuance and other times with deeply misguided perceptions. With this in mind, the TWLOHA team wanted to share some pieces of media that we feel approach suicide with care and intention.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
twloha.com | Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall |Abby Albaum
Suicide as a concept feels huge. It maybe feels too large to exist in a simple conversation, and too scary to break down to those who don’t understand. Is it possible to pinpoint when the concept of suicide was first introduced to you? Was it mixed into a headline with other tragic news rolling across the TV screen? Was it woven into the lyrics of a song so poetically that you didn’t even catch it at first?
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
twloha.com | Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla |Aaron Baccash |Aaron Moore |Aaron Woodall
If you’ve ever felt that your mere existence is wrong, that your culture should be watered down in order to be accepted, and that the hate you experience is somehow your fault, it is only valid to feel that your struggles don’t matter. We want to take this moment to say: You deserve to exist in spaces that don’t make you feel like you have to wear a mask or present your feelings differently than how they truly are.
