SECOND EDITION
COMING SOON
SECOND EDITION COMING SOON
The 2nd edition of Walking from Home is coming soon!
This book is a love letter to anyone believing their life isn’t worth living.
Welcome to my visual & poetic reckoning of life & death.
Mental health has a dangerous way of lurking below the surface, as it is often labeled inconsequential & trivial. Wrestling with my own depression has inspired me to create a work that empowers people to speak up about what they need & how they’re feeling.
You are loved.
These pages offer vulnerable insights into my journey of healing to help you navigate & nurture your own — BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT CRAZY, LIFE’S JUST HARD.
Let’s face this together.
I have been deeply ashamed about my anxiety & depression for most of my life. Now I am offering an open book inspired by own struggle & my Uncle Andrew’s suicide. Quite frankly, that both terrifies & delights me. The medium of photography helped me find a safe, contemplative space for my emotions to arise. Andrew’s poetry helped me learn how to meet my own pain with love & acceptance. I hope these pages spur you on your own journey of loving acceptance for you & the you before you.
1st Edition Includes:
Numbered & signed copy with a “You’re Not Alone” bookmark to encourage a slow, thoughtful reading
Introduction about my past & Andrew’s life
My thoughts about the importance of leaving home and how it is necessary for developing character
A look into my philosophy behind my film photography process
Thoughts on the importance of asking, “What happened to you?” not “What’s wrong with you?”
Blank space for you to write your thoughts & feelings as you work through the pages
A personal resource list of books and online sources about mental health that I found helpful
A hopeful conclusion to guide you into the beginning of your healing process
Details:
8in x 8in size
Textured cover with felt weave 100lb paper
125 interior pages of full color coated matte while 100lb paper
Perfect bound spine
Destigmatizing mental health, suicide, and depression can only happen if we’re willing to face it. I believe that no one should have to endure life alone. This book exists as that very reminder. Let’s embrace it together.
Hi there! I’m so glad you’re here.
I have been deeply ashamed about my anxiety & depression for most of my life. Now I am offering an open book inspired by it.
Quite frankly, I’m terrified & delighted. Some call that being alive.
In November of 2020, I committed to going on daily walks to get outta my room & outta my head. What began as a private, desperate mental health exercise of grabbing my camera, walking the streets, & scribbling my gnawing thoughts has now morphed into a project that I’m eager to share — Walking from Home.
In an effort to destigmatize the shame around mental health, the book includes selected poems from my Uncle Andrew who took his own life in 1977. His poems are joined by my film photos, taken on my many walks. I found great comfort in Andrew’s words and hope they can do the same for others.
Mental health has a dangerous way of lurking below the surface, but I’m inspired & determined to empower people to speak up about how they’re feeling & what they need.
By providing a safe, contemplative space within these pages, I hope we can begin healing together.
More behind…
Andrew’s passport photo taken months before he took his life.
Truth be told, this photo was my first inspiration to start wearing denim and try growing my hair out when I was younger. This is my Uncle, Andrew Medan Karp, & in 1977 he hanged himself from a shower curtain rod almost low enough for his knees to touch the ground.
Andrew grew up in Vancouver, British Colombia with 5 other siblings. Throughout his 23 years of life, he spent much of his time hitchhiking the West Coast, drinking coffee, smoking cigs, & writing poetry (things that are all too familiar to me as coping mechanisms).
After his death, my grandmother consolidated his journals of writing into a poetry book entitled Winds of Silent Mystery. I’ve now read it cover to cover many times. Throughout my own escapade of depression & anxiety, I found comfort & understanding in Andrew’s words, even though I’ve never met him.
Often times, mental health can be overlooked as inconsequential or trivial, but I know for many people that is not the case. My hope is that these pages can offer some comfort as you navigate your own journey of pain, in whatever form it may come.
