Release

Thank you for your interest in The Lovepost's "Release" series, which is a part of our upcoming mental health edition "Matters Of The Mind".

Update: We've had some incredible submissions so have decided to leave "Release" open throughout our mental health edition. This means the form will now be open until December 2022.

Tell us about your trauma experience. Whether a poem, a reflection, some words on how you have been feeling, a quote, details of the experience itself or the impact the trauma has had on you⁠—what you share about your trauma experience is up to you. We encourage you to be as honest and free as you like. P.S. If you'd prefer to attach your submission, there's space to do that further down (just add a note in here saying "attached") *

Prefer to upload your document? You can upload here. No PDFs please. Only Word docs / docs that can be opened on Google Docs.

Where in the world are you based? Please provide country only - we will be using this when we publish your submission. For example, "submission from the USA".

Would you like one of our team members to contact you about your submission? We've found that once you "release" a piece of yourself, it's sometimes nice to have a supportive person to have a little chat.

Would you like to receive a copy of our print publication if your submission is selected for our print edition?

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Your Privacy
Please be assured that your privacy is very important to us and your personal details will never be discolosed or sold to any third party.

We'll be publishing submitted pieces via our social media accounts and our website. Select pieces will also be published in our first print publication available across New Zealand. A digital publication will be made available worldwide. If you have provided us with your email address and your submission is selected for our print edition, we will email you for your delivery details and send you a copy.

Please note:

Specifics like people's names or information that might discolose who a person is, will be omitted from all content published to protect privacy.

By submitting this form, you grant The Lovepost permission to share your story anonymously across online & print.

About the series

Sometimes the act of sharing is the starting point to trauma recovery. In “Release” The Lovepost invites citizens from across the globe to submit their trauma experiences. These submissions will be published anonymously across our social networks & website. The act of sharing these experiences can subside shame, dismantle unhelpful beliefs, lessen triggering and help survivors of trauma make sense of a completely senseless event or series of events.

About our Matters Of The Mind edition

In The Lovepost’s “Matters Of The Mind” edition, we critically examine the history of mental health and the ways in which it has shaped present-day narratives. We explore Indigenous and cultural knowledge and the answers they hold in transforming the mental health space. We look at how race, gender, sexuality, ableism and class intersect with mental health and influence how it is perceived and experienced. We celebrate the individuals and grassroots organisations who are breaking taboos, creating reform and leading us toward a healthier and happier collective consciousness. We offer solutions to ensure a future where mental health and wellbeing are treated as a priority rather than an afterthought.

Visit www.thelovepost.global to learn more about The Lovepost.

If you've answered yes to either of the questions above, please provide us with a name & email address to contact you.