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 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 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[...]
*trigger warning for general discussion about mental illness and for church/religious trauma. If you are concerned that this post could trigger you, please stop reading and catch up on another one of my blog posts. My last two posts in the For the Christian Girl series are about self-sacrifice and doubt. Do whatever you need to do for your mental heal[...]