14/10/2025
🗨Not Alone Then, Not Alone Now: The Enduring Power of Indigenous Support🫂
Support isn’t new. It’s ancient. It’s what kept us alive.
Long before there were hotline or self-help books,
there were circles by the fire.
Shared meals. Soft songs. Silent sitting.
No one had to say, “I’m not okay” —
because someone already saw it in your eyes.
Healing was never meant to be a solo journey.
Our ancestors didn’t walk alone.
They held each other in grief, in growth, in joy, in pain
Support isn’t a modern concept.
It’s not a new idea we just discovered.
It’s ancient. It’s woven into who we are.
Into the way we lived, the way we cared,
the way we survived.
And maybe now, when the world feels colder,
when healing feels harder —
we don’t need something new.
Maybe we just need to remember.
This piece is created in honor of National Indigenous Peoples’ Month —
a time to remember, celebrate, and protect the ancestral wisdom
that continues to guide us in caring for ourselves, for one another,
and for the communities that raised us.👭🧑🤝🧑👫
