May is the national month of Mental Health awareness. During this month, I find myself thinking about different resources and organizations that help with educating people on self-care and self-acceptance, as well as with sharing an understanding of mental health issues.

This is where "The Sad Ghost Club" comes in.

During late fall and all throughout winter, I could be seen wearing a Sad Ghost Club beanie, representing the club with pride. If not my beanie, I'd be wearing a Sad Ghost Club T-shirt. Most people compliment the beanie and the cuteness of the ghost, and there are others who are confused as to exactly what the Sad Ghosts signify.

I remember my professor asking me why the ghosts are sad and that it sounds very depressing. In fact, it does sound like a sad thought but in reality, "The Sad Ghost Club" uses this association to bring positive attention to mental health and self-care.

"The Sad Ghost Club" was created by Lize Meddings and Laura Cox in Bristol, UK. They use this seemingly innocent concept of cute ghosts being sad, without demonizing them and without trying to change who they are inside, by using zines and drawings. It gives them a safe outlet in self-expression and it leads them to the idea that there are plenty ways to take care of one's mind and body.

Their amazing website states: "If you've ever been sad, then you're already a member. "The Sad Ghost Club" is a club for anyone who’s ever felt sad or lost. It’s the club for those who don’t feel like they’re part of any other club."

It is a group of people coming together to embrace sadness and anxiety, bringing empowerment to the discussion of topics that are normally not discussed. I find "The Sad Ghost Club" powerful because anxiety and sadness is something everyone goes through in their lives. It should be normal to speak on the way those things can affect the way people socialize and think of themselves.

This club is the epitome of pure self-acceptance and the perfect way to get advice on how to discuss these strong emotions.

Meddings and Cox have created a mass collection of merchandise: stickers, temporary tattoos, postcards, tote-bags, hats, patches, pins, pocket-mirrors, notebooks, and even a coloring book. This has led to a huge fan following because it is very easy to become a member and to use this as a way of sharing the message of being okay with not being okay.

"The Sad Ghost Club" is very important, not only because this month is mental health awareness month and it's a worldwide issue, but because mental health should be a conversation everyday and it shouldn't be all in a negative tone.

As we all know, April showers bring May flowers, and that is the most compelling reminder that even the most troublesome of things can bring lovely and positive results. That is the message that "The Sad Ghost Club" wants those who join to part with and the best message for those who are dealing with Mental Health issues is to listen.