~ Early Web Links ~

Jennie's personal microblog captures candid slices of her life, including a surprise ADHD diagnosis referral, burnout, and a nostalgic mission to revive old-school block blinkies. The site blends personal reflection with retro web aesthetics, making it a charming and honest corner of the modern indie web.

A personal Neocities site by Jasper Schill, featuring a self-described self-indulgent collection of pages built on a chromebook with a heavy blue aesthetic and lots of gifs. The site openly references the creator's mental health journey, with sensitive content appropriately marked with warnings for visitors.

A moody, atmospheric personal site hosted on Neocities where the owner explores their inner world without censorship, including discussions of depression and intrusive thoughts. The gothic woodland aesthetic and content warnings signal a deeply personal space built around mental health experiences.

A carefully curated directory of free and substantially free mental health resources, filterable by platform, type, and symptom category including anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and suicidality. The site brings together apps, workbooks, online therapy tools, and social support communities to help people improve their mental health without the barrier of cost.

Created by jace_harr, this interactive self-care flowchart guides people through a structured routine covering basic needs like food, water, medication, sleep, and movement. Designed specifically for those with executive dysfunction or difficulty reading internal signals, it breaks self-care into tiny, low-judgment decisions to make the process as accessible as possible.

Created by the person behind 'Diet Coke or Choke', this personal site blends chronic illness storytelling with curated recommendations for movies, games, books, and links to other indie web spaces. The creator uses the site as a form of self-expression and a love letter to the old, human-centered internet, making it a warm and eclectic corner of the web.

Rachel Tan's unapologetically Autistic blog challenges neuronormativity with a punk attitude, offering personal reflections on forging your own path outside neurotypical expectations. Based in Singapore, Rachel writes for Autistic punks, rebels, and misfits who refuse to mask or conform.

Collected by wesleyac, emotional.codes is a small but thoughtful toolkit of interactive resources for navigating emotions and interpersonal relationships, including feelings check-ins, vulnerability questions, and a guide to defining relationships. It draws on frameworks like Nonviolent Communication and the Feelings Wheel, making emotional literacy more approachable and practical.

Y2kinsomniac's personal site opens with a content warning splash page flagging discussions of mental and physical health, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and medical topics. The high-contrast, bright-color aesthetic sets the tone for what promises to be an honest and personal exploration of health struggles.

A Year of HYPERLIVING is a year-long personal challenge blog where the author set weekly goals to rebuild self-understanding, form better habits, and figure out their future. The project spans 23 weeks of documented activities covering biking, writing, sleep, struggles, and self-improvement experiments.