Poetry. Mental Health. Wellness. Cooking.
Can self-help books actually improve your mental health? What are the pros and cons of reading them? My thoughts and personal experience with self-help books. Self help books have been around for a long time. Pretty much since humans started publishing written content for public consumption there have been various forms of self-help reading. You … Continue reading Self-Help Books & Mental Health
An update on my mental and physical health. I want to be as transparent as I can with my writing while also balancing what is public, and what is private. But unfortunately, there are no sheer curtains one can buy for content on the internet so I'll just have to use my gut and share … Continue reading Mental and Physical Health Update
The reasons I love yoga and how it has changed my experience of fitness. Over the last year and a half, yoga has become my new favorite form of exercise. I have practiced yoga for about the last 3 years, but the pandemic has given me a whole new appreciation for this unique form of … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why I Love Yoga
My complicated relationship with my LGBTQ+ identity. Talking about internalized homophobia, labels & authenticity, gender identity, bi & pan-erasure, and passability. It's Pride month, if you hadn't already noticed the rainbows everywhere. For anyone asking, why do we need a dedicated Pride month? Visibility is vitally important when it comes to confronting systems of discrimination … Continue reading Who am I? Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity
I've been experiencing a lot of self-doubt lately, I think it comes with the territory of trying to do creative things, and things that are new. This is particularly true when you are sharing it online for all the world to see, which involves opening yourself up to criticism but also in general to people's … Continue reading Overcoming Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome
Talking about the pros and cons of transitioning to working online and how it has impacted our mental health. If you're 5 minutes late to a meeting in real life, no-big-deal no one is watching the clock and you might even be able to slip in with a few other people who are also late, … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Working Online
How to not break the bank on self-care. I discussed in my recent wellness series that I have a conflicted relationship with self-care (What Self-Care Reveals About Our Wellness). While I do enjoy spending time caring for myself and think it is important to do so for our mental health and wellness in our burn-out … Continue reading Self-Care Without Spending Money
Part 7 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. I have always been a creative person. For as long as I can remember I have been engaged in creating, although it has taken different forms throughout my life. Some of my earliest memories from childhood are of painting with my mother … Continue reading Caring Through Creating: Creativity and Wellness
Part 6 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. Religion, spirituality and philosophy, have kind of gotten a bad reputation, and don't get me wrong that is for a lot of important reasons. All of these have been used in harmful and negative ways by powerful people and institutions to manipulate … Continue reading Searching: Spirituality and Wellness
Part 5 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. Trigger Warning: this post contains discussion of slightly disordered eating as well as struggles with body image. You might have noticed that I haven't yet talked about fitness. And that's because I think fitness is a very difficult and often triggering subject … Continue reading Does Being In-Shape Make You Well?
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