2018 Love Letters: Coming Home
My second love letter of 2018 (officially last year!) is to Yoga State of Mind, Body, and Soul. I began my practice at Yoga State partway…
Bad Google Translate: On Living with an Anxious Mind
I haven't blogged in an inordinate amount of time again. Suffice it to say I've been battling through a confusing haze of depression and anxiety…
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Out of the Darkness: A Call to Support Suicide Prevention
Disclaimer: If you feel you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is a free, 24-hour hotline, at 1.800.273.TALK (8255). Your call…
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A Therapy Swan Song: Two(ish) Years of Learning to be Brave
On Monday, my therapist said she thinks we've reached the "maintenance" stage of my sessions. That basically means that we'll do a check-in at the…
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But How Will My Slippers Know I Loved Them? And Other Musings of an Overly-Empathetic Millennial
When I was growing up, I thought everything had feelings. Especially things with faces. I had a pair of fuzzy slippers with a smiling moon…
Enough
One of the most annoying things about mental illness is going into therapy thinking you're in an awesome place and leaving with emotional burdens you…
Greener
Having anxiety means I'm always worrying about 20 steps ahead or romanticizing 20 steps behind me. Like a lot of people, it can be hard…
Break
I was 18 the first time I got my heart broken. I remember finally understanding what that English teacher (who I reference all the time)…
Stop That Spiral. Stop It Right Now.
There are times when I really feel the growth I've achieved in terms of my mental wellness (and overall health). And then there are times…
(Don’t) Save Me
I grew up on a steady diet of Disney movies, 90s chick flicks and, being a creative mind and hopeful romantic, a barrage of my…
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