Lessons 2020 Has Taught Me

2020 has been an extremely difficult year for most of us. We’re dealing with a pandemic, experiencing severe trauma and loss, the list goes on and on. While this year has been shitty, it has taught me some valuable lessons. Lessons I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I went through […]

What It’s Like Being In A Psychiatric Hospital

I was blinded by the white lights as soon as I opened my eyes. I knew immediately where I was: the hospital. Here I was again after another failed suicide attempt. By this point, I knew the routine so well. Nurses would come in poking me with needles, doctors would ask me a million questions […]

Embracing Solitude

“I’m alone but I’m not lonely. Comfortably indulging, and trying to get to know me.” -Sabrina Claudio This is how I’ve been feeling these past few weeks. Solitude is becoming addicting. I’ve been enjoying being alone more than I ever imagined I would. Every morning when I rise, I make coffee and I sit in […]

It’s Time to Heal

Holding on does not serve me. It is time for me to let go and move on. I surrender. When we hold on to what no longer serves us, we’re holding ourselves back. I often think of all the things I have yet to let go, of all the bags I have yet to unpack. […]

11/28/20 – Poetry

Some days I hate myself. I hate who I see when I stare in the mirror I say to myself, “If I just lost a little weight, I’d love myself.” I pick apart my flaws and I pray that by morning I’ll be pretty Growing up I was deemed “the ugly sibling” and I’ve been […]