Nigel Sat in a Box

I wrote a little something right after the election back in November to process my feelings and fears for the incoming administration. Around that time, I started making some art in order to showcase my words in a more visceral way. I managed to make these 5 slides, even though I originally wrote a lot more. Eventually, the heaviness of the content got a little too much for me to focus on consistently, so I decided not to finish it.

It’s been a couple months since I’ve so much as looked at this project and I’m not ready to pick it up again. But, I figured the art I did make deserved to see the light of day. Especially as the inauguration looms and these feelings return.

Overall, I am doing ok. I have been wildly disassociating the last few months so that I wouldn’t spiral into a deep despair. Creatively, I am doing better than I ever have. I have a few creative projects in the works. Some deep. Some silly. Some downright absurd. I’m working on a Sunstack which I will announce officially and link once I have added a little bit more content. After what feels like a lifetime of struggle, I am finally finding the urge to write. I desperately hope that I will maintain that urge as 2025 and all its terrifying possibilities unfold.

I’m struggling. But I’m here. I’m afraid. But I don’t plan on going anywhere. I’m exhausted. But I’m me.

Anyone else suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder? I know I do! ✋ I’ve been absent for a bit while dealing with some of my own mental health and life changes.

When the weather grows cold and the nights grow long, it can become easy to feel down, depressed, or low energy. We can feel trapped inside our homes or inside our minds, longing for the sun to return.

What we all need is a little community, comfort, and companionship to warm our hearts and minds. We need others to show us patience and empathy to help us out of the cold, dark, lonely box of winter.

If you have a child in your life that suffers from the winter time blues or feels trapped in a box of any kind, click the link in my bio to purchase a copy of “Nigel Sat in a Box.” 📦 💕