27 Jul,2021 | Happy, Positively Positive
A note to readers: I wrote this nearly two years ago. After reading Matt Haig’s book Reasons to Stay Alive, I decided that it was time to finally share this. If we want to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues, we have to be open to discussing them. I have...
29 Jun,2021 | Happy, Positively Positive
<!– Tweet –>Once a week, I revisit some of the most traumatic moments of my life. I never imagined time travel would feel like this. I’ve stepped into the age of five, the age of fourteen. I have visited past selves that I keenly remember — and have...
27 May,2021 | Happy, Positively Positive
<!– Tweet –>Twenty years from the last time I sat in a therapist’s office as a client, I found myself there again. A different office, a different therapist, but the feeling was the same. If this is me at the end of my rope, showing up to therapy is...
29 Apr,2021 | Happy, Positively Positive
<!– Tweet –>Every day from dark-thirty when I wake up until I go to bed, nearly every single thing I do is an intentional act of self-care. It’s not the luxury self-care of bubble baths and relaxing massages. It’s a necessary part of my survival. I’m...
31 Mar,2021 | Happy, Positively Positive
<!– Tweet –>I am a worrier raising worriers. In fact, we’ve recently been going through a course designed to help neurodivergent children confront their overwhelming anxiety. While the focus is on providing concrete ways to deal with fears children...
