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9:10am
Read more: 9:10amfavorite hobbiesfeel like a struggle these days.keep on keeping on. discuss mental healthin professional settings:combat the stigma. mental illness talks:they may seem unorthodox,but we all need it.
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World Mental Health Day
Read more: World Mental Health DayI’m honestly anxious and terrified to write about this because this is something that I’ve never publicly addressed before–not even to anyone outside of my immediate family or closest friends. But lately, I’ve had so much on my mind that I want to let one thing go. I hope this post can help someone who…
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Reminders On Self-care Sunday
Read more: Reminders On Self-care SundayIt is not selfishto choose yourself when you needdays of clarity. Take time to pause frominexorable demandsof technology. Extra days of restvivify your mental health.You deserve time off.
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2020
Read more: 2020with each passing day, it gets more challenging to find just a soupcon of positivity. it often feels like i am floating– watching myself complete the same, mundane tasks, watching myself design a constant state of stress and unhappiness. watching myself mask a broken spirit. mentally, i am merely surviving as reality swallows me whole. i…
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tossing and turning: a haiku
Read more: tossing and turning: a haikutired mind ragingthinking of past memories.insomnia sucks.
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Prioritize Mental Health
Read more: Prioritize Mental HealthWhen shelter-in-place due to COVID first started, I saw a tweet along the lines: “If you don’t come out of quarantine with a new skill set, you didn’t lack the time, you lacked discipline.” I do not agree with this statement. It upset me because fitness influencers who have a large following started to post that same…
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things no one tells you about growing up
Read more: things no one tells you about growing upwe are so hell-bent on growing up and asserting independence, but so far adulthood only consists of anxious and depressive moments: we watch those who have raised us continue to age while we feel pressured to act like we can handle the main stage. we journey on an elusive job search just to make enough…
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the sound of silence
Read more: the sound of silencethe sound of silence can be so loud. you want to shout out that you’re not okay, but a constant war rages on between your mind and your mouth. you don’t want to burden others with your troubles, so you keep every thought to yourself. while it may make you seem aloof, you yearn for…
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the dark side of nostalgia
Read more: the dark side of nostalgianostalgia is an evil bitch on a fervid mission to destroy my present. she only cares to convince me that what i once had is better than what i have. i long to be the girl i used to be– when heartbreak or tragic headlines didn’t poison my mind with hopelessness. what should provide me…