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Scenario

How to write about mental health without cultural distortion

I want to write about my depression but I am afraid it will sound like I am romanticizing mental illness when really it just destroyed everything.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between lived experience and cultural representation creates anxiety about contributing to harmful narratives.

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Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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