Memoria

Each time I entered the room I felt a shift in my body, as if accepting the uncomfortable things I was about to feel. As if knowing, that I was going to grow there.     Acceptance, a short memoir by Tah Jimenez While I was writing this piece I felt a shift in my thinking as I walked into the mindset I used to have about mental health. I fit awkwardly in the skin of my younger self, the self that in this piece learns what it is to accept your emotions - Tah Jimenez. Tah Jimenez is a writer of non-fiction and literary fiction, focusing primary on short story and personal essays. I study at RMIT where I am to craft my writing skills further.  You can find her on Medium    Acknowledgements: Memoria is written,  produced and presented by Nat V. Jo Penney's short story, Memorial, is performed by Melbourne-based actor, Petra Glieson. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions, "Chapel Bottom",  "Quiet Sill" and "Plate Synthesis". Illustrations by Peta Manning. Her book, See Me