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 […]
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 […]
I always go back to my poetic roots. Enjoy.
Well, It’s May. Mental Health Awareness Month. And as a future mental health counselor, who wouldn’t advocate for their clients? Not only am I a future counselor, but I am also a teacher, and an individual who manages, quite well I may add, PTSD. For those who don’t know, PTSD is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, something […]
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