Recovering from Trauma By Speaking to My Fear
Dear Hypervigilance, I get you, but I don’t like you. You came to stabilize my unstable life, but now you’ve Continue Reading
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How To Leave An Abusive Relationship
In our current culture, bad relationships are extremely common. Nearly 60 percent of young women have experienced abuse, according to Continue Reading
Dealing With The Fear of Dating A Great Man
For those, like me who have histories of bad relationships and sexual trauma, being in a good relationship can be Continue Reading
Our Obstacles Are Diverse: As A Woman in STEM, Sexism Wasn’t My First Struggle
The social barrier of gender discrimination was not one of the ones that I had to overcome to get into Continue Reading
Note To Self: Just Keep Writing
Bitterness is age The culmination of comments you can’t forget. “You’re better at regular writing than poetry”. I feel the Continue Reading
Why Are Kids Killing Themselves? Here’s 13 Reasons Why.
Watching 13 Reasons Why would have made me kill myself a few short years ago. It is full of damaging Continue Reading
Withstanding Grief & Finding A Place For Memories
Grief sits like a bruise on the bottom of your heart. It clings to the warm purple edges – out Continue Reading
You Don’t Have To Listen To Your Heart
One of the most significant realizations I made during the worst of my depression was that I didn’t have to Continue Reading
How to Cope When Times Are Tough
Tough times come to all of us. The nature of life includes random misfortunes and periods of deep stress and Continue Reading
A Wish For You (And Me)
Birthdays bruise me, so I have gotten into the habit of writing myself notes of encouragement from outside perspectives (or Continue Reading