# @kendalltoole on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaFoNFJ8NZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33808051-kendalltoole-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-01-31T20:19:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kendall Toole (@kendalltoole) — https://gondola.cc/kendalltoole

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💚⚡️stay in the fight…⚡️💚

In the 30 min Eminem Shadowboxing class something bubbled up while teaching and I blurted it out mid round: “the one who wins is the one who stays…” and now more than ever I hope you know that you have to stay in this for YOU. You matter. You are enough. You are HERE with purpose. 

Covid isn’t the only global pandemic we are dealing with right now, one of the others is within our collective Mental Health. I have and will continue to be outspoken on my own fight.. and it’s not a 12 round one: it’s a 24/7, 365, lifetime kind of a bout and some rounds are far more hellish than others but it is worth every ounce of the struggle AND the joy. 

I first URGE you to provide empathy and grace to those around you. Screw social media, screw the avatar-versions of our selves and what we project.  Our humanity is what actually matters and unless we inhabit and give back to this world from that human place— how can we hope to change it for the better thrive through real connection? 

I URGE you- check up on your friends and family. Check IN to yourself, give yourself the space space for healing and growth and space you need so you can create the same for those around you. 

I URGE you to seek help. It’s a gift to allow someone to support your needs and creates a ripple effect greater than you realize. Your needs matter. You matter and if there are moments “you aren’t strong enough” understand that strength doesn’t come through force but through acceptance. 

Lastly, I URGE you to save these numbers in your phone, make “mental health check” or “wanted to see how you are doing” “how are you really” apart of your daily life and vocabulary.  Boldly bring this kind of conversation to all the spaces you inhabit and roles you hold. It can be that one convo that makes the difference. 

We are in this together, you are not alone— I URGE you…stay in the fight. 💚⚡️

NATL Suicide Prevention: 800-273-8255
CRISIS TEXT LINE: 741741

#mentalhealth #crisistextline #mentalhealthmatters

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