The journey of someone suffering with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts or ideations can be an exhausting, everlasting, beautiful journey.

“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. … Just as the mark is a sign for readers to pause before continuing a sentence, participants have embraced the symbol as a reminder that their story isn’t over yet—and that they should tell it. May 22, 2019 according to grammarly.com/blog

https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/semicolon-tattoo/

The night of May 16, 2021 Kimberly D. Hebert came home from an amazing experience in New Orleans, LA. Having spent the weekend with her sister, friends, and many other great people, she realized she could allow herself to be herself. Feeling appreciated and being seen for who you are on the inside is a beautiful thing. This night she began painting with her feelings. A heart began to appear. She went with it. The comma showed later. It began to appear to be a semicolon. She knew right then, her story was not over.

Kimberly has struggled with suicidal thoughts her entire life from an very very early age. She has survived physical, mental, and sexual abuse as well as PTSD from abuse and family trauma. As a young adult, Kimberly took a path less traveled, and along that way made a few bad choices. Those choices included not properly taking care of her mental health. Self medication became Kimberly’s norm.

In and out of hospitals, and going up and down on mental roller coasters, Kimberly found herself trying to self destruct in heavy usage of drugs. Dropping down to a mere 92 pounds and unable to keep food down, it became apparent she needed help.

Seeking help with her 4th suicide attempt was how she entered rehab and discovered a program with meetings to attend almost a decade ago now. Attending meetings and changing her life, helped Kimberly rediscover herself as well we make better life choices. Recovery with mental illness is a tricky one. It takes daily work and weekly therapy and applying coping skills. Mental illness is manageable. Those choices included medication management and therapy.

Now when Kimberly’s mental health struggles, she uses art to express herself and cope. When art isn’t enough she is able to take the proper steps in her recovery and ask for the help she needs.

Kimberly chose to take the pain, evaluate it, own it, accept it, and move forward from it.

$1200

LARGE 36×48 on heavy duty canvas.
Will be Topped with resin and is made from the heart and soul of Kimberly D. Hebert. This piece is now available to be homed! ((A limited number of prints will be made.)) Contact us today to own an Original

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