A Child's Worry It felt like there were two hearts in my body: one heart in my chest and the other in my throat. We were on our way home…
Category: Self-help
It’s Election Week! Keep Calm And Safe As Results Come In
This may be one of the most intense presidential elections of our lifetimes (hopefully). So much is on the line, such as COVID-19, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and the rights…
Help the World Help You: Asking is Strength
Music speaks volumes. Certain songs have a tendency to find you at the moment you need them most. After listening to the radio one day this past week, I fell…
Reading Books Can Benefit Your Mental Health
Around this time of year, I often begin to feel lonelier and struggle to feel connected with others. Lately, I’ve turned to a beloved pastime: reading. Reading always reminds me…
3 Hard Lessons I Learned About Mental Health in My Early 20s
The topics of self-care and being a “friend to yourself” were hitting a peak around the time I was leaving high school for college. One of my first-year mandatory seminars…
Your Story Is Your Strength and Your Way to Healing
My story is my strength. For the longest time, I wanted to believe that I am stronger than my story. I needed to believe that my story did not define…
A Terrible Haircut: A Blessing in Disguise?
A good haircut is something so simple yet has the power to instill in us a confidence that we otherwise would struggle to find. On the other hand, a bad…
Online Learning: Creating a Healthy Environment
Back to school has gone into full swing. Although, I don't have to say anything for you to know that there is a different connotation to going back to school…
6 Tips to Have a More Mindful Day in Quarantine
Why We Need to be Focusing on our Mental Health in These Times: Much of this country is waking up to multiple pandemics. One is the physiological issue surrounding the…
Riding the Anxiety Roller Coaster
Anxiety, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder, can start with a stressful situation that goes on for a while, and then continues for an extended period of time. It really elevates the…