From Crisis to Confetti Cake: The Journey After Attempting to End it All
Surviving is a special occasion, and every day lived is a day worth celebrating.
Four Things to Remember About Grief This Holiday Season
When my uncle died, an old wound opened back up and widened.
Bringing an Eating Disorder to the Thanksgiving Table
If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating and are feeling concerned about the upcoming holidays, we need you to know a few things.
Just Me
“Who am I?” when aspects of my identity no longer make sense or when they have been stripped away, supposedly leaving a chunk missing.
Two Opposing Truths
A lesson in dialectics, learning to literally and figuratively hold both.
Losing My Best Friend Taught Me How to Live (But That Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Miss Him)
When my best friend died, I learned how to live
Don’t Let Your Feelings Overstay Their Welcome
Feeling your emotions is healthy, and crucial even if you want to heal.
Feeling Safe To Feel the Pain
While waiting for the safety necessary for my brain to be ready to process them, my body has held these secrets, memories, and pain.
It Begins With Self-Compassion
I have always been hard on myself, constantly looking for reasons I didn’t belong or why I had to try harder than everyone else.
The Trajectory of Shame
Society whispers to us that our pain is too much to bare, so we learn to hide it away.
The Pain I Choose: Grief + Tattoos
Grief, in some form, is a sadly inescapable aspect of love on this earth.
Living for Two
I questioned my existence, thinking that if my little brother—the brightest and most loving soul I had ever known—couldn’t find happiness, then why should I?
