5 Benefits of Meditation

I started meditating regularly back in 2019. It started off as a 30-day meditation challenge and turned into a lifestyle change. Prior to 2019, I’d meditated on and off a few times but it wasn’t something I stuck with. Once I started practicing meditation consistently, it transformed my life. Meditation has helped me ease my […]

Being Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Seeing the Positive

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder back in 2015 when I was 16 or 17. For years, I’d been told I had major depression, but I along with everyone in my household suspected something else was wrong. Trying to explain what was going on in my head to countless therapists and psychiatrists seemed impossible because […]

8 Tips for Holiday Self-care

Considered the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday season is a time to celebrate and surround yourself with close friends and family. However, for some people, the holidays bring about a great amount of stress. While this time of the year can be joyous, it can also be painful for some individuals who […]

If These Walls Could Talk – Poetry

If these walls could talk, They’d have so much to say They’d talk about the countless nights they heard me sobbing and begging GOD to heal my heart Or, To let that night be the last one I spent alive They’d tell the story of the abuse they witnessed And how they saw a man […]

Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

As the leaves fall from the trees and the sun sets before 6 p.m., some people look forward to the change of seasons. For others, this time of year can cause a change in mood that can last for months or until the season changes again. This shift in mood is known as seasonal affective […]