Mary Hope – Medium

Mary Hope

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The garden behind the wall.

I spent most of my childhood walking along the edges of a wall. Not a literal wall, though there were plenty of those in our small…

2d ago

The garden behind the wall.

2d ago

The house I built for my self.

I grew up believing that life owed me clarity. That if I worked hard, followed the rules, and never asked too many questions, everything…

Nov 7

The house I built for my self.

Nov 7

The stranger on the bridge.

There are different kinds of silence. Some heal you: others haunt you.

Nov 3

The stranger on the bridge.

Nov 3

Finding my way back.

There was a time when I thought I knew who I was. My life was neatly arranged — busy, full, and loud enough to drown out any whisper of…

Nov 2

Finding my way back.

Nov 2

Between loss and peace.

I had always imagined that life would follow a neat and predictable path — study, work, love, maybe a family. But life has a way of…

Nov 1

Between loss and peace.

Nov 1

The weight between breaths.

I remember the first time I really understood what depression felt like. I was seventeen, and it wasn’t some dramatic, cinematic moment —…

Oct 31

The weight between breaths.

Oct 31

The rage I didn’t know how to hold.

Anger is never just anger — it’s pain wearing armor, screaming to be understood.

Oct 30

The rage I didn’t know how to hold.

Oct 30

Living with a mind that won’t stop.

I woke up one morning feeling my chest tight, my heart racing before my eyes even opened. It wasn’t a dream. It wasn’t a memory. It was…

Oct 29

Living with a mind that won’t stop.

Oct 29

How I learned to stop fixing everyone.

I remember one afternoon sitting in a small cafe, the kind where the small of coffe and pastries lingers in the ait like a warm hug. Across…

Oct 28

How I learned to stop fixing everyone.

Oct 28

Love isn’t always about holding on.

They met on a cold evening in November, under a flickering streetlight, outside a cafe that had already closed. Neither of them was…

Oct 27

Love isn’t always about holding on.

Oct 27

Mary Hope

Mary Hope

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After experiencing the weight of stress and restlessness firsthand, they turned to mindfulness, reflection, and daily practices of stillness to find balance.

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