3 Ways To Calm Your Anxiety
I’ve always been an anxious person without knowing I had anxiety. I concluded that I just had a weird quirk and was extremely anti-social but I never presumed I struggled from anxiety disorder. However years later I know see that…
What Is Your Vice??
My 6th birthday. The year I received my very first book as a birthday present. This was possibly one of the greatest gifts I have ever received because, from that gift, my love for fiction was born. Make-believe became my…
Is Your Loved One Struggling With a Mental Illness?
For the longest time, I used to think I was a magnet for broken people. I seemed to attract people who were dealing with mental issues or were emotionally broken in some shape or form. Almost like I had a…
Live Worthy, Even When You Don’t Feel Like It!
In a culture obsessed with painting the most perfect and beautiful version of ourselves to the outside world, it can be hard to separate the authentic from the superficial. This creates a cycle of comparison, worry, doubt, and often self-loathing.…
What’s Your Social Vibe Like?
Imagine going out for dinner to a restaurant and believing that the waiters, the managers as well as the unassuming diners are judging you for no apparent reason. You’re convinced that they’re side eyeing you because in your head you…
You Need A Tribe!
Sometimes our emotions will overwhelm us and despite our best efforts, we might fall off the map a bit. In my case, my extreme dips (where intense feelings of rejection, low self-esteem, and worthlessness creep in) my go to is…
Looking Through A Different Lens- Correcting The Lie Of Low Self Esteem!
For as long as I can remember, I used my weaknesses as an excuse to remain in my comfort zone. I needed to remain in the background, hidden from plain sight. I convinced myself that if nobody heard, saw, or…
Balancing The Mental With The Spiritual
Question 1: Can Christians be diagnosed with a mental illness? The answer is yes! Christians can suffer from mental illnesses because we are human! Some individuals believe that Christians cannot suffer from the debilitating effects of mental illness because well-…
In The Meantime
Have you ever known something is meant to be yours with the outmost certainty. That you are meant to accomplish something, be somewhere and possess a specific thing. A particular desire that you have wanted for what feels like forever,…
Ode To My King
We all want to be loved. Fearlessly, hopelessly, and unconditionally. This desire trumps any other desire the human heart could ever have. We want to be loved more than we want to give love, because I think our spirit/soul recognizes…