My Name is Katrina Boersma I am 18 years old. When I was 15 years old I tried to commit suicide. It takes years to heal. Years have passed and I'm still healing. I battled with depression, self harm and suicide. The hardest part is healing after all of that.

I am sharing my story because I believe everyone should know they're not alone with this pain. I believe the first step in my healing process was to accept that I was the one with the problem not the people around me.

The one thing that is helping me to heal is writing a white paper about Teen & Adult Suicide Prevention with my dad. But that was only the first step. The next step is to get a book out there about my life and my story. I would really love if you could share your story. If you share your story you have the choice to allow me to use your story in a section of my book.

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Do you know someone that is dealing with depression?
Do you know someone that is dealing with self harm?
Do you know someone that has committed suicide or has tried?
Do you know someone that would like to share their story of the journey of healing?