Reflecting on my experience of a recent event, how I relapsed with suicidal ideation, and how it's all okay.
Relapsing is a healthy part of recovery
Tag: depression
Healing in the social media era
A soft rant about the impact of social media on my expectations for life, how it's not our fault for feeling inadequate, and the way in which I am working to undo what social media/culture has engrained in me.
I took a sledgehammer to my life
A little analogy a friend shared with me that quite accurately represents the massive changes I have made in my life this past year. How difficult these changes have been, and why I am choosing to slow down and allow myself to recover at my own pace.
Depression compression
Recognizing the downward spiral of depression and little steps that help
In the middle of the yuck
An honest post about my recent struggles with mental health, why I passed up an amazing opportunity and how I am feeling stuck in the yuck!
Let that shit go
Talking about how an old therapist told me I needed to let things go, how it took me 10+ years to understand what she meant, and what that looks like in my life right now!
A letter to my 14 year old self
A very personal and emotional post where I share a letter that I wrote to my 14 year old self. It was an exercise I did as part of my therapy/life coaching. I attempt to support and forgive my 14 year old self who went through some very challenging things at such a young age.
