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How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas

With just a few taps on my phone it was done. Through the nervous sweating and intense rounds of should I shouldn’t  I, I had successfully bought a ticket to go over a thousand miles away to the other side of the United States for a double whammy family reunion. I was headed to myContinue reading “How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas”

PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.

Trigger Warning!!! Ptsd, Cptsd, child abuse and neglect, self harm and suicidal thoughts and actions, nightmares and flashbacks To all you parents out there, I’m guessing this school year couldn’t come soon enough, unless of course you are one of those parents who feels this time of year is more bitter than sweet. To allContinue reading “PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.”

3 important things I’ve learned in my 3 decades on earth: The birthday post!

So last week, May 11, I celebrated my 30th birthday, and it ended up being great for more reasons than just because it was on a Saturday, which is my favorite day. And while the day and weekend as a whole were wonderful, things didn’t go entirely as planned. Before the weekend started, I hadContinue reading “3 important things I’ve learned in my 3 decades on earth: The birthday post!”

Top 10 women who have inspired me: The end of Women’s History Month

In honor of this month, I started taking a course on women’s health and equality on the learning app Coursera (not sponsored it’s just a really good app). The course is free even to get a certificate of completion. I am almost done with my first week, and I have already learned so much. Also,Continue reading “Top 10 women who have inspired me: The end of Women’s History Month”

Bipolar awarness

Today, March 30th, I just became aware at 11:16 pm. as the day is ending, is bipolar awarness day. Trigger Warning, Content Warning, themes of mental illness like bipolar and scizoaffective disorders and their symptoms, traumas like abuse, malnutrition, addiction, self harm, and suicide are mentioned briefly. Please do not take anything in this articleContinue reading “Bipolar awarness”