Mental Health
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Start Small, Start Awkward: The Power of Loving Kindness
Do you ever wake up with a pit in your stomach, the kind that makes the thought of facing the day feel unbearable? The alarm hasn’t even gone off, but you already feel defeated. All you want to do is… Continue reading
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2024: The Year of Trust
Trust isn’t just a word; it’s a practice. I pushed myself to new limits this year by opening myself up to trust others, the universe, and myself. Continue reading
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We Grow Through What We Go Through
Every stumble, heartbreak, and triumph reminds me that, indeed, we grow through what we go through. Continue reading
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Closing the Door and Getting Unstuck
The past three weeks have been quite the roller coaster ride. I have cried nearly every single day, and I’ve forced myself to do several “hard things.” I have also laughed a lot, and multiple people have commented on how… Continue reading
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Silence is Golden
There’s a joke about me that everyone in my family loves to tell. It’s a jab at my extrovertedness and love of communicating with others, and it’s really only funny because I turned out “okay.” I didn’t speak a single… Continue reading
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Numb: A Poem
NumbA lifeless body on the couchUnable to think, Unable to feel, Unable to care. Text messages go ignored As I stare at the ceiling, Completely checked out of life. NumbA word that rarely describes meBut it’s hopelessAnd I’m tiredTired of… Continue reading
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Cognitive Distortions Are My Achilles Heel
I have never really sat down to do the math, but if I had to guess, I probably spent at least 700 hours of my life in therapy. It all started in high school, then became a regular part of… Continue reading
Shattered But Whole 