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May 26 - June 16, 2017
it’s also a surprisingly emotional show about love and family and the need to always keep fighting no matter the odds.
It’s healthy for us to pursue
the things that bring us joy, and to allow ourselves to experience those positive feelings.
I discovered that fans were shockingly real with one another.
Indulgence in imagination and fantasy can be a healthy and positive part of life, and passion is what makes life worth living.
When both cast and fans call themselves the SPNFamily, they all mean it.
“Don’t pressure yourself. Don’t worry about what others think you should do or what the social norm is. Do what moves you and makes you smile and the good will follow.”
Claudine Hummel
The safety net that is this fandom allows me to do these things that I would otherwise be too afraid to do.
Osric Chau
I’ve been able to turn off the part of my brain that used to yell at me, frantically waving red flags, once it calculated the impending doom that was fast approaching in the form of embarrassment. Well, maybe that part of me isn’t turned off, but the part of me that’s yelling “This is going to be so much fun!” seems to drown it out.
Osric Chau
Afraid to be myself, and instead investing way too much time and effort figuring out who others wanted me to be and then struggling mightily to be it.
Matt Cohen
Our secrets are what do the most damage.”
I usually latched onto one person . . . which always ended in disaster, leaving me with feelings of abandonment and a sense of not belonging.
Kristin Ludwig
“Getting rid of yourself isn’t going to help anybody.” You have to “keep fighting the fight.”
Karla Truxall
“It’s good that I’m in this meeting, but my disease is outside in the parking lot doing push-ups.”
Hallie Bingaman
The shared purpose forms deep connections, where often you find yourself willing to open up and share more with a “stranger” than you do with your own real-life family.
Sheri Chen
The fandom has taught me that being a role model, or a public figure, doesn’t mean you have to be flawless. Role models aren’t perfect.
Jared Padalecki
“Most of all, when life seems to want to beat you down, I hope you’ll Always Keep Fighting.”
Jared Padalecki
