About this site

For everyday life.

Striving & Surviving brings together support for hard days and small steps toward what comes next. Surviving is about making everyday life more manageable. Thriving is about exploring interests, careers, and goals—even while you’re still working through difficult feelings. You can move between both at your own pace.

This began with the idea that even five minutes of feeling supported can help someone keep going. Find room to breathe, explore what interests you, and take practical steps toward the life you want. Browsing the content and using its tools is free. Some external services may charge fees. This site has no products, ads, or affiliate links.

What this site can and cannot do

These resources provide general information and optional everyday activities. They are not diagnosis, treatment, therapy, legal advice, or a substitute for qualified professional care. Using this site does not establish a clinician–patient or therapist–client relationship.

This site is not monitored for emergencies, does not arrange care, and cannot guarantee that an outside service will respond within a particular time. In immediate danger or a medical emergency, contact your local emergency services. Use the human-support resources to explore outside support options.

Your choices

Choose what fits, skip an activity, or stop whenever you want. External providers control their services; check their current costs, eligibility, availability, and privacy practices. Links are offered as starting points, not promises of an outcome.

Feedback and accessibility

If a page is difficult to use or a resource is out of date, email 2steps@brushandmind.com with the page and the issue. Please leave out sensitive personal details. This contact is for website feedback and is not a support or emergency service.