‘Connect’ is a Verb This is one that I’ve had to learn time and time again, the hard way Especially during the heaviest of my mental health struggle It’s easy to get lost in the hurt, and forget your lifelines Even easier to push those lifelines away and let yourself drown if you’re in…

Ego = Achilles’ Heel Most times that I’m hurting, my soul isn’t Can you relate? Like after situationship break-ups, losses and failures That mental “anguish” is always bred in shallow waters The waves usually aren’t as rough as we make them seem, when we’re drowning in our own self-pity. Stepping back to be reasonable…

YOU CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE. When I first started taking my healing journey seriously, I spent a lot of time alone I was blessed that my grandparents had an empty top floor after a serious break-up that rocked my world And my living conditions In the beginning it was hell …

Trigger Warning Emetophobia (the fear of vomiting) My younger sister and I shared bunk beds around the time I was in middle school. She was up top and usually I’d be on the bottom, wasting time on my Nintendo PSP. I also spent a lot of time on our desktop…

It’s hard, sometimes, to get healthy people to understand the correlation between anxiety and complete and total debilitation. The makings of a panic attack meld to create what, at first glance from the outside looking in, can appear to be a pretty dramatic showing. Tears, anger, sadness, irritability, and a…

To whom this may concern, We weren’t meant to be alone; I learned this in solitude. Seeking comfort within our own individual space every once in a while is healthy. We need space to learn who we are, what we like, what we need and why we’re here. …