On June 16th I celebrated my birthday. I met the day with gratitude for the next chapter of my life. In the weeks leading up to my birthday, I was a little bummed to know I’d be spending most of the day alone. Last year, I celebrated with friends, and I hoped this year would […]
Read More Celebrating My BirthdayTRIGGER WARNING: Domestic Violence Being in two different relationships where I experienced domestic violence has been traumatizing. It completely changed the way I viewed myself as well as the way I viewed men. The first time I was physically abused, I was 18. I’d been seeing him for a few months and there were so […]
Read More PTSD After Domestic ViolenceThis past week I’ve been in a deep depression and it has caused feelings of worthlessness and not being good enough to surface. For years I’ve struggled off and on with loving and even liking myself. I’ve treated myself like shit both mentally and physically. In my blog post “A Journey to Self-Love”, I discussed […]
Read More How to Practice Self-love When You’re DepressedJournaling is the act of keeping a written record of our thoughts and feelings. I’ve kept a journal since I was 5 or 6. It was my introduction to writing. Back then, I wrote about things like being on punishment and not being able to go outside or how I was cleaning my room with […]
Read More Journaling Tips for BeginnersI’ve always been open about living with mental illness with anyone I’m romantically involved with. In my last relationship, I told him after our first date that I struggle with bipolar disorder. I’m sure many people would advise against this but the fact that I live with mental illness is not something I hide. I […]
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