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 […]
So many people are afraid of the word therapy. They are afraid of the stigma it brings, afraid that there is something wrong with them, afraid of change, bettering themselves, afraid of asking for help…. Well, I’m in therapy. Better yet, I have been for the past few years. And there is nothing wrong with […]
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 […]
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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