Thoughts
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Grieving My Mental Health
The last few months I have been so focused on how much better I’ve been feeling and how much my medication has helped, that I didn’t let myself think about my depression over the last year and how much it… Continue reading
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More Questions Than Answers
I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. More than usual maybe? Many questions bouncing around in my head with hardly an answer. My thoughts are fleeting, and my feelings sometimes even more so, and yet there are a few… Continue reading
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Wanting, Hoping, Living
I’m about to write about something that I know will probably make me sound desperate. Or maybe won’t even resonate with anyone else. Or maybe this will just sound completely normal, and I’m the one making myself feel some type… Continue reading
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Delusion or Intuition?
Am I crazy? I must be crazy. One week ago. Seven days. That’s all it’s been since I’ve started looking into getting a second master’s degree. Something I never even thought to dream of. Something I didn’t realize I wanted… Continue reading
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Travel: The Best Teacher
I have so many thoughts, have had so many thoughts, about my recent vacation, and yet as I sit here to finally write it all down, I’m somehow at a loss for words. But don’t worry, whenever I write that… Continue reading
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Dreaming of Every Possible Life
For context, I am on vacation visiting Cheltenham, England, Vienna, Austria, and London, England. I studied abroad in Cheltenham for a semester almost ten years ago. I’m visiting Vienna with my sister for the first time. And I’m revisiting London,… Continue reading
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Can I Be Happy Alone?
I swear my personality is not based off of being single. I continue to believe it’s the least interesting thing about me. But it has shaped who I am and I have to admit that singleness and romance have been… Continue reading
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Acceptance
Today is Valentine’s Day, and for once I’m not only not dreading it, I was looking forward to it. A moment I never truly thought I’d meet one day. And yes, I am indeed still single. So, how did I… Continue reading
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Looking Back Leads to Looking Ahead
Another year is wrapping up, and so begins my reflection on 2024 and my hopes for 2025. Rather than set New Year’s resolutions, the last few years I have chosen one word that I would like to focus on and… Continue reading
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Life is More Than Just Sorrow
Why is it so much easier to write about my pain than to write about my hope? That’s what I’m currently experiencing. While not easy to share my struggles with depression and anxiety, it also feels more real than sharing… Continue reading
Growing in Authenticity 