Stay humble. Be kind. Love hard.
Imagine you lay your head down to sleep at night, say your prayers, and drift, blissfully, off to sleep. The biggest trouble you have keeping you awake is the biology exam you have on Friday, and you still have plenty of time to study for that. Life is simple. Your sweet head is filled with…
Continue reading ➞ If 16 Year Old Me Woke Up In My 25 Year Old Body
Yesterday morning as I headed to Starbucks, I was listening to the radio. I was actually listening to my favorite morning radio show called The Bert Show. On the show this particular morning, one of the radio hosts was discussing a challenge she had recently taken upon herself, which was to not complain for 24…
Continue reading ➞ I Challenged Myself To Not Complain For 24 Hours… Here’s How It Went!
Last week was rough. I cannot go into descriptive detail about all that I was facing and what was running through my mind, but you can definitely say that my anxiety was rearing its ugly head. And honestly, that made me feel pretty down. My anxiety hadn't skyrocketed that high in a long time and…
Continue reading ➞ What To Do When Life Keeps Knocking You Down
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another person has to say." Bryant H. McGill I am in therapy. Yep, that's right. I am a therapist who is in therapy and sharing that is extremely comfortable for me. There may still be a stigma around therapy, but this stigma…
Alas, it is finally becoming a new decade in a mere few days. As the new year approaches, I always become reflective. I scroll through the photos that I have taken for that year and reminisce on the good memories. Of course, we all endure bad moments during the year, so I spend time reflecting…
2019 has been a year of so much joy and so much distress -- sometimes occurring at the same time. It has been a year of self-exploration, of career exploration, of beginning new chapters in life, and of closing old chapters. It has been a year of growth. However, growth will not cease after 2019.…
In everything give thanks. This is what God wants you to do because of Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Don't you hate that feeling? You know... the feeling when it seems like everyone has everything you want? That feeling that you don't have anything you have longed for, or even anything you have prayed…
Continue reading ➞ Read This If You Feel Unhappy With Your Life
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post titled Never Give Up. The post centered around my fear and anxiety when beginning my Master's. Actually, it focused on my walk to my very first class in the program. I was transparent about how during that walk to my very first class I almost turned around and went…
Today is my birthday! Upon the birthday that has aged me a quarter of a century, I have decided to create a blog post about everything that I have learned in these 25 years. Over the course of my life, I have learned a lot of lessons -- many of them have been learned the…
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." -Joseph P. Kennedy Allow me a moment to spill the tea on a professor I had during college. But before we can even get to that story, I have to give you a little background. You see, I have always been an extremely introverted and shy…
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