What To Do When Family and Friends Don’t Accept Your Mental Illness

I recently had a conversation with a friend in which she asked me how to deal with family members not accepting your depression and talking down on you for it. After helping her through her problem, it got me thinking of my own battle with my mental health and how I’ve had to deal with […]

9/12/19 – Journal Entry

7:08 AM Right now I’m sitting barefoot outside on my yoga mat, under a tree. This is peace. This is what peace looks and feels like, I know it is. I’ve reached a state of serenity I’ve never experienced in my 21 years on this earth. I’ve fallen in love with the idea of creating […]

Lessons For My 11-year-old Self

Your dad loves you… even though he’s not around. Stop wishing mom would stop drinking. She won’t… but it’ll get better. Don’t lose your virginity. You’ll regret it in the morning. There will be plenty of time for boys. They don’t matter now. You’re going to feel like you can’t live without him; put the […]

Broken Vases and Bruised Faces – Poetry

9/14/17 Broken vases and bruised faces My mind’s racing… How the hell did we end up here My mind took a rest, granting my heart the wheel Unaware that she still wasn’t ready to steer They crashed, landing in love with the devil in disguise Charming guy. But then I noticed a shift in his […]

Who is GOD? – Journal Entry

5/17/19 10:11 AM Yesterday I had therapy. We discussed my feelings of emptiness and possible causes. We talked about if I believe I have purpose and what that purpose could be. Truth is I’m not sure what my purpose is. Sometimes it feels like I’m simply existing… like I have no meaning or value. We […]