Tag: mental health

Yield

Norma bends gracefully beneath a larger figure, illustrating the strength to adapt without losing herself.

The Clear Thread

Norma with eyes closed as a single white thread travels from a tangled mass through looping circles toward her, representing discernment within complexity.

What Passes Between

Two sets of hands exchange a wrapped gift across black and white spaces, with the words “What I receive, I carry forward.

Difference

Norma reaches toward one of several similar white cups, noticing a small heart that distinguishes it from the others. Text reads, “Difference. Clarity begins when I notice the difference.

Not Yet

Norma stands between two doors labeled “WAS” and “WILL BE,” thinking, “I can be here without knowing what comes next.”

Awakening Heart

Norma watches a frozen heart thaw with warmth and flames, thinking, “I’m ready to feel.”

Breaking the Pull of it

Norma is shown as a marionette with strings attached to her limbs, held by a large abstract “it” figure above. As she takes a step, the strings appear to loosen, symbolizing her breaking free from internal control.

Inner Garden

: Norma kneels inside a symbolic head, planting seeds of good thoughts into a dark garden where sprouts begin to grow.

Behind The Blinds

Norma peeks nervously through blinds, her wide eyes and hands gripped in fear, symbolizing the isolating distortion of paranoia.

Spin Cycle

A close-up of Norma’s eyes looking upward anxiously as the top of her head becomes a spinning black disc filled with the repeated word “WORRY,” forming a spiral pattern.

Sweet

Norma with eyes closed, smiling while holding a bitten strawberry—symbolizing the joy of savoring.

Refuge

Norma is shown curled up inside a cube-shaped version of her own head, which sits atop her body. The outer cube face looks startled, while the inner Norma rests in a protective pose. The image symbolizes retreating inward for emotional safety.

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