I Survived Multiple Suicide Attempts

My first suicide attempt was when I was in middle school. I’d spent most of my time there being severely bullied, met the first boy I ever loved (who broke my heart), and my home life was a disaster. This is also around the time I began self-harming. After this attempt, I went on to […]

8 Ways to Heal Your Inner Child

Your inner child is the innocent part of yourself still living within you. When some people think of their younger selves, they envision a playful and joyous child. Others view the younger version of themselves as sad and damaged or in need of protection. Everyone has an inner child but some of us bury the […]

How to Support Someone With Depression

Living with depression can be crippling. It takes so much from you, leaving you feeling helpless. I was a child when I first started displaying signs of depression. I cried myself to sleep almost every night, I was angry and I felt alone and worthless. My depression became severe to the point where I started […]

How Yoga is Great for Mental Health

I remember getting my first yoga mat and how excited I was to dive into my practice. I started slow but it wasn’t long before I was attempting more strenuous poses. Over the few years that I’ve been practicing, yoga has become a way for me to manage my mental health, more specifically my anxiety. […]

Writing Saved My Life

I always tell people I’ve been writing since my mother birthed me. That’s how it feels but truthfully, I’ve been writing since I was 5 or 6. By the time I reached middle school, my love for writing blossomed into something I’d never expected. I had already been journaling for years and in 2009 I […]