Sometimes, the easiest thing for me to do is write. Not lately. As much as I am open in describing my efforts, my struggles, my 33 year young wisdom, I am also reluctant because there are so many people who will misread, misinterpret, and use my vulnerabilities against me. It is what it is. I’ve been […]
It’s been a while since I’ve tapped my feelings on the screen. It’s been a while for everything really. This year, this year has been one of the toughest, yet rewarding, years of my life. This year has taught me so much about myself-mostly about how afraid I am, but more importantly, how brave. It’s […]
There have been countless thank yous in my inbox, countless moments of people exemplifying my courage in talking about struggling with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Some people like to snicker and use my openness as a call for attention, but it is just that. It is a call for attention: Attention and Awareness that the […]
So many of my clients, mostly the adolescents, feel they are misunderstood. More so because they are teens and teenagers are just weird as is- who likes a teenager? Ha. But the truth of the matter is, many of us are misunderstood. We are misunderstood because we have been taught that if we are not […]
It’s funny, this word: Feminist. People take to it in such a negative way; like you have to be “an angry lesbian who doesn’t wear makeup or shave her armpits.” There’s absolutely nothing wrong with any of that, I don’t think. There’s nothing wrong with someone’s sexual orientation; it is what it is. And there’s […]
My resignation letter to my old principal. On to a better environment, where I will not be harassed and abused. Hopefully. Dear Mr. ___ and Staff, This is a sad day for me. I am writing this letter to inform you that I have been interviewing, have been offered two positions, and upon pending […]
I usually write about my dating life, my struggles, my personal growth, but there is one thing I have yet to write about: my career. We are all so simply afraid to talk about our careers in a negative light because of the repercussion it may have. A legit fear, of course, but one thing […]
There are days, like today- in fact, this very moment, where I have to type uncontrollably to the beat of my own heart, just to silence it. Fighting the tumultuous beats with the sounds of the keys helps with calming the storm that happens inside the body I sometimes don’t recognize. My mind-it plays tricks […]
As all sites are now flooded with the awareness of mental illness, depression, and suicide because of Robin Williams, we should have been aware of this a long long time ago. We, as a society, have come a super long way, but not long enough it seems.Lucky for me, my empathy runs so deep, I […]
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