Introduction While most of us probably think that mental health awareness month is only about mental illness, everyone has mental health. In the spirit of it being mental health awareness month, I thought I'd share some about my mental health story and ideas for how you can take better care of your own mental health, whether or not you have a menta[...]
Trigger warning for mentions of self harm, suicide, trauma, and mental illness. If you are experiencing an emergency, please stop reading and call your local emergency number. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, again please stop reading and call one of your country's crisis lines. Lastly, keep in mind that I am not a mental health profess[...]
Introduction At this point, many of us are familiar with the millions of ways we can stay busy or have fun during quarantine. However, keeping ourselves entertained should not be the priority. Not only is scrolling endlessly on your phone unhealthy, but it also means you are falling prey to your technology (look into scrolling vs pagination). Just[...]
Introduction Within the disability activism community, I've seen a lot of posts and videos about how invisible disabilities are valid. Outside of it, though, I haven't actually seen too much. So, today, I wanted to tell you that your invisible disability, mental illness, and/or chronic illness is valid. I'm going to give you logical reasoning for t[...]
Introduction Now that I'm a student in university, taking care of myself and finding joy is my responsibility. Not only do I need to do things like buying gluten-free food at the grocery store or washing the dishes by hand, I also need to do things like having fun and watching movies. When you're disabled or even if you have a mental illness, this[...]
Introduction If you follow me on any of my social media accounts, you may have noticed that I haven't been very active recently. One reason for that is because I've been all out of spoons, but the other is way more important and what I'm talking about today. More and more people, articles, and studies are beginning to speak up about the harm that s[...]
Introduction I've been trying to figure out how to write what I want to write while still marketing myself, but maybe if I write what I want to, then you'll do the sharing for me and the titles won't matter as much. I'd like to walk you through what I've been thinking about recently and I think you'll be able to learn something from it if you're an[...]
Introduction Everywhere I look on the internet, I see the words, "Imposter Syndrome" over and over again. It's become a really popular thing to talk about and for good reason. In my own opinion, I think everyone (except maybe narcissists) struggles with imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. For me, it's something I've always dealt with, b[...]
Introduction I have been told some pretty weird things by the church over the years of being Southern Baptist, Non-Denominational, and mentally ill. Some of these statements are things I've heard pastors say and others have specifically been said me. These lies I believed followed me for years and I'm, also, still recovering from some of them. Howe[...]
Introduction For a long time, I had grown used to hearing the phrase, self-acceptance, while having zero idea of what it actually meant. I would hear vague explanations before tuning out and continuing on with my day. This all began to change when self-acceptance became one of my biggest personal goals. I just didn't call it that because I thought[...]