Head Above Water Quotes

“Illness is a place of exploration, a paradoxical place of loss and gain. Relationships and human connection are all we keep with us. I think of selves as recycled, washed out, bent, brought forward again to witness life and then to narrate.”
― Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness

“When we fail at being who we are supposed to be, does that mean we can still find love? I am searching for answers and I think I have found one. When we fail, we have to hold each other up and bring love to the table. When I can't feed myself self-love, my circle does that for me. Circles are an act of hope, a continuation, an overflow.”
― Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness

“The beauty of hope is that it is a drug that we can take infinitely, and it dies last. There is always more to drink and if you run out, you can turn to different ideologies that you can feed on until you start moving again.”
― Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness

“Everything that is big looms over us, and we either find ourselves enmeshed in it or reject it. Rejecting it kills, because the grief takes over. The pain expands and then you can't locate parts of you that existed before.”
― Shahd Alshammari, Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness