“There is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong. […]
7 Comforting Thoughts That Helped Me Build Self-Confidence
“Today I want you to think about all that you are instead of all that you are not.” ~Unknown I had done it again. I […]
How Feeling Out of Control as a Kid Led Me to an Eating Disorder
In many cultures, food is an expression of love. Sometimes, as was the case for me growing up as a child of immigrants, food might […]
How I Stopped Feeling Exhausted by Other People’s Needs and Feelings
“An empath is a person highly attuned to the feelings and emotions of those around them. Empaths feel what another person is feeling at a […]
Leaving an Abusive Relationship: What I’ve Learned and How I’ve Moved On
“Sometimes things have to go wrong before they can go right. Sometimes we have to let the wrong people walk out before we allow the […]
How I Stopped Feeling Like an Outsider by Being Honest with Myself
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Bernard M. Baruch As […]
How I Found Peace After Feeling Disregarded and Disrespected
“Self-care is also not arguing with people who are committed to misunderstanding you.” ~Ayishat A. Akanbi⠀ It was an early evening in late June of […]
Stop Catastrophizing: How to Retrain Your Brain to Stress and Worry Less
A couple years ago, I entered a depressive state as I sat through many long, eventless days while on partial disability due to a bilateral […]