8 Ways to Love and Nourish Your Body

My relationship with my body has always been complicated. Growing up, my mom and siblings ridiculed me for my size. I remember several occasions where I was called fat or made fun of for being “bigger”. Over the years, I’ve looked at pictures of myself from middle and high school and realized just how small […]

2022 Yearly Reflection

The other day, I sat down and looked through a few of my journals from the past year. As I reflected on the goals I wrote down at the beginning of the year, I became overwhelmed with emotion and began crying. I’ve been beating myself up these past few weeks because I felt like I […]

Managing Bipolar Disorder During the Holidays

The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time. Many people enjoy various aspects of the holiday season such as decorating, gift-giving, gathering with loved ones, and celebrating. However, for those of us living with a mental health condition like bipolar disorder, the holiday season can exacerbate our symptoms. Managing bipolar disorder during the holidays […]

9 Ways to Heal After An Abusive Relationship

In my last blog post, I discussed learning to love myself after experiencing domestic violence. Being abused can take a toll on you and leave you feeling drained and unworthy. It can make it challenging to love yourself. In both of my abusive relationships, I lost myself completely. I didn’t love myself during the relationships, […]

How Experiencing Domestic Violence Taught Me to Love Myself

Since 2017, I’ve found myself engulfed in multiple abusive relationships. I left one relationship in which I’d been experiencing physical and emotional abuse for months, only to enter another relationship that turned abusive during the end. Experiencing domestic violence took a toll on my overall well-being. Physically, my bruises healed, but mentally I was still […]