A brief discussion of my current food journey, including my quest to create daily DIY health drinks. A couple of years ago, I realized my attitude...
WELLNESS
HEALTH
Incredible Effect of CBD Oil on Pain
I've talked about CBD oil and how it can be an effective treatment for depression, but now it's time to look at the incredible effect of CBD oil on...
5 Natural Ways to Care for Sensitive Skin
Do you or a loved one have sensitive skin? Learn my 5 Natural ways to are for sensitive skin and make the itching stop!
SELF CARE
How to Find Happiness | Count Your Blessings + Life Update
It wasn't too long ago that I wrote a post about how to find happiness by making a list of your favorite things. Since I just wrote a post opening...
An Open Letter to Lonely Romantics | Love Yourself First
Calling all lonely romantics! I hope this post helps you see the beauty in yourself. Love yourself first.
Returning Home and Simplifying
There are so many wonderful things about coming home from college. Being able to see my family and friends has been wonderful. The hugs are...
MENTAL HEALTH
Mormon Sexual Repression: Masturbation & Wasted Intelligence
This is my story of Mormon sexual repression, or in other words, how I squandered my intelligence for a decade of self-loathing. Forgive the healthy...
The Residual Trauma of Stalking
The real harm from stalking is not in the momentary fear, but in the lifelong doubt to your safety and security. Read on to learn about my...
How to Survive an Existential Crisis (And Why Survival Isn’t Enough)
If you spend any time at all analyzing yourself, your behaviors, and your life, an existential crisis is practically inevitable. If you are...
Becoming Homeless: A Story of Millennial Homelessness
I’m embarrassed as hell to even write this post, because let’s be honest… when I imagine a homeless person, I’m just as judgmental as the rest of...
I Lost My Voice, And Then I Lost Myself.
I've been a writer my entire life; I've always known that sharing my story was my calling. My primary goal in life? To live a life worthy of a...
I’m 30. And I’m No Longer The Same Woman.
This post has been sitting as a draft in my archive for almost a year. It is one of several that I just couldn't bring myself to publish - but now...
Living With PTSD is Hell
It's been a literal hell of a year. I won't go into the specifics of all of the things that have happened because that's enough to fill up an ENTIRE...
3 Effects of Depression in Brain & Body | How to Organically Treat Depression
I've opened up a lot lately about my struggle with depression, and one of my most popular old posts is about divorce anxiety. Some people don't...
What Does Dissociation Feel Like? (To Me)
What does dissociation feel like? For me, it feels like paralysis, falling asleep, sinking into a deep bath, and emptiness, but it is different for...
Depression Is Ruining My Life.
Today I’m going to open up about something terrifying – something I’d really rather not share online. But I think that sharing is part of my healing...
Can Depression & Dissociation Be a Catalyst for Art?
What do you think? Can dissociation fuel creativity? Can depression and dissociation be a catalyst for art? At least in my life, dissociation and...
Am I Enough? and Other Scary Questions
If you follow this blog at all, you know that the last couple of years have been a roller coaster for me. You know that my husband was arrested,...
