Making Over My Space is Helping My Mental Health
Being self-employed has its perks. When the majority of Americans found themselves unemployed or working from home at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was chugging away on my computer, sending emails to and fro to clients, happy and grateful to be able to work online in such a tumultuous time. On the other…
Why You Mistake Mental Exhaustion for Tiredness
Mental fatigue may prevent you from sleeping and oftentimes, sleep cannot refill that empty well alone.
5 Ways to Pull Yourself Out of the Quarantine Slump
Take it from me: forcing yourself to be productive and motivated when you feel like garbage is not a task for the feeble-hearted.
Dancing By Myself: A Story of Conquering Anxiety Through Flow
Each morning, I greet the sun with a prop in hand. Some days its a hula hoop, that silly toy from the 1960s that has brought me so much joy, which swings around my arms and legs in never-ending circles that complement the grammar of my body. Lately, my favorite toy is my dragon staff,…
A Stressful Week in My Life
Didn’t have the greatest week this week, but instead of letting it get me down, I made a Youtube video about it! Dealt with some health issues as well as my car window breaking, which wasn’t super pleasant. How’s everyone’s mental health been in this crazy week?
3 Simple Ways to Be Productive When Your Mental Health Sucks
As much as I appreciate the oft-touted self-care advice to “take a break” or “take some time to rest and relax” when your mental health is suffering, when you’re a person with mental illness, you can’t spend every moment of bad mental health “relaxing”. There’s thing called life that we have to live, regardless of…
A Step-By-Step Guide to Changing Your Life
The air was full of promise — the smell of spring wildflowers dappling the verdant green grass, the rustling of the wind in the dried leaves, and the swaying of the Spanish moss on the branches of the live oak trees. This place was ancient. And it told me something deep. Before that moment, I’d…
The Burden I Carry Makes Me Strong
“Would it help if I turned out the lights?” My manager was trying to be helpful, so I squeaked out a “yes” between hyperventilating breaths. I was in the midst of a flashback. It was not set off by anything in particular — I was just going through a hard time, after finding out that…
A Roadmap to Self-Care for the Anxious Mind
I Can’t Self-Care I’m not proud of it — the first items on my to-do list every day are: Eat 3 mealsShowerBrush teeth But that’s how it is. As a 27 year old, I’m proud to say I finally do in fact eat three meals most days. I also shower and brush my teeth most…
Overcome Your Greatest Fears and Create Your Best Life Today
I stepped outside for a moment, putting my coworker in charge, to call my boyfriend. “Babe,” I said, “I have to quit.”
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