A Week of Anxiety

My life continues to hold the theme of massive transition and change in a short period of time. Yesterday, I was approved for my own studio! Which is so exciting to me I can’t even begin to tell you. Getting to that point though was extremely stressful for me and I am really feeling it […]

Another side to healing

This weekend, I went to an energy healing class to learn a new technique. I can’t remember if I mentioned before, but I am trained/attuned to level II reiki and have been trying to learn more and more about energy healing. Prior to Matt’s death, I was always intrigued by that side of life and […]

Feelings of Gratitude

I have to take a moment to express the tremendous amount of gratitude that I feel in my heart right now. As I continue to have a positive upswing, I am able to really express how much I appreciate the support in my life and it matters very deeply to me that acknowledge how beautiful […]

Why antidepressants and other medications matter

I want to take a moment to talk about how large of an impact antidepressants and other medications can make. There is a huge stigma around it and I am simply not okay with that stigma existing. While it may be true that antidepressants and anxiety medications are over prescribed and abused at times, they […]

Time to Wake Up

So much can happen in one week. Seems like a recurring theme for me, doesn’t it? Anyway! Last week, my personal life took a very unexpected turn. And it has caused me to reevaluate my life and what I have been doing for the last several months or so. I haven’t been able to get […]

Trying to Understand the Reality of my Circumstances

Lately I have been feeling very defeated in terms of how heavily my trauma and mental health affect my capacity to function at a level that I am content with. And I came to a realization. A lot of people who experience trauma are able to maintain some semblance of normalcy afterward. That is impossible […]

Sometimes it is incredible how much can unfold and happen in a short period of time. For my most obvious example, there’s Matthew’s death. My whole life irreversibly changed in a matter of hours. It is almost impossible to comprehend, to be honest. I have started to view it as an extreme form of cognitive […]