Self Care

Just Breathe

February 10, 2023. Some experiences teach us important lessons about life. Others grab us by the throat only to suffocate the shallow breath we faintly hold dear in our desperate moments of survival. Yet, in the midst of desperation and despair, something beautiful happens. There lies a nudge, a beckoning, an urgent plea, a signaling …

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Girl, Wake Up!

January 23, 2022.  I have a confession. Every time the new year roles around, I find myself setting the same goals and making the same promises. Exercise more, eat healthy, finish writing that book. After chatting with a few of my girlfriends, I realize that I am not alone. Many of us struggle year after …

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Beauty for Ashes

November 7, 2020. Yesterday was a good day. You didn’t cry. You didn’t talk about it. You didn’t allow your thoughts to linger. You weren’t in excruciating pain and so you proudly avoided every temptation to self-medicate. You made an effort not to isolate yourself from the world. You celebrated a day of progress and …

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Should I Fight?

August 28, 2020. When I was an adolescent in middle school, I was confronted on the playground by a girl in my class over something I presumed was very trivial…a boy. She was very upset with me and wanted to resolve her anger with a physical match. Well if you know me you already know …

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