Introduction Growing up, the phrase, "garbage in, garbage out," was thrown around everywhere I went, but I never understood it until I heard the song by Tal & Acacia, Garbage In. You've probably never heard of these two women but I heard their music all the time growing up. They're one of the few artists, in my opinion, that have a unique and a[...]
Trigger warning for mentions of sexual abuse beginning in the 'End of an Era' section. The End of an Era I have some major news that will change the face of the trauma survivor community. Hopefully, it will allow any of you who have experienced trauma to stay in the moment for a little bit, knowing that you are believed. The False Memory Synd[...]
Introduction I am excited to say that I have survived my first week in Austria! It may not be as eventful as some other people's first week of travel, but I still wanted to share it with you. A lot of times, I only show you the most exciting parts of my life. The reality is that not every day is full of life-changing adventures. The reality of my l[...]
Introduction I recently discovered the term, "post-traumatic growth." As someone who has C-PTSD, I was surprised that I had never heard of the phrase. It has been recently discovered as the one positive symptom of PTSD. Of course, I use the word positive lightly because there's nothing positive about trauma. However, it is a nice light in the midst[...]
Background Information I watched an episode of The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj titled, "The Ugly Truth of Fast Fashion." Not knowing what fast fashion was, I just watched the episode because I thought Hasan Minhaj was funny. I didn't know how much of a wake-up call it would be for me. In case you don't plan on watching a thirty-minute episode of[...]
Introduction I'm one of those people who've always rolled my eyes at people who plan out their lives. This all changed when my concept of time and memory (unrelated to factual information) flew out the window. This has been happening over the last few years but it really ramped up this year. I would forget doctors' appointments, tests, homework, an[...]
Introduction I'm not talking about losing someone because they've passed but losing someone because of a big move, differences in opinions, changing goals, new schedules, etc.. Even more specifically, I'm referring to losing someone's daily/semi-daily physical presence. Sometimes, we lose people even when both parties are very close and don't want[...]
Go to the end of this post to find resources to talk and/or reach out for help. I know I've written many posts about mental illness but I don't think I've explicitly talked about responding to someone who's just shared their mental illness with you. First of all, I am not a trained mental health professional. This is just what I've learned from my[...]
My Study Story My first semester in college is coming to a close and I thought it would be helpful for all of us if I talked about how to study for finals...while procrastinating on studying for finals. I took a lot of very challenging classes and if I hadn't learned how to study properly, I would have failed every single one. Everyone has differen[...]
Introduction It might just be me who has crazy or seemingly impossible ideas that they want to make a reality. Hopefully, it's not, though. Today, I'd like to explain my own idea that will one day be a reality. It is a quest and I can't wait for it to unfold. If you want to know how to have big ideas like this, I am not the person to come to. I jus[...]