Mind Over Matter
The past few days, I’ve been in a little bit of a funk. I hadn’t been working out, I’d been overworking myself, and I was just exhausted. This morning, I slept through the original workout class I had scheduled, and I really didn’t want to schedule another one. I debated for over an hour whether […]
Don't Be Afraid of Change
Change makes us stronger. As scary as it may be, try not to run away from change. I’ve recently gone through a lot of change in my personal life. As I’m maturing and becoming the person I want to be, I’ve been experiencing change. I started therapy again, as we know, but I’ve also been […]
Be Prepared for Your Bad Days
Lately, I’ve been doing really well. With therapy and medication, I’ve been able to cope with my mental illness and properly take care of myself. This week, though, my therapist reminded me to be prepared for when things might take a turn. When we’re in a good headspace, it can be difficult to think about […]
Practice Self-Love with Your Self-Care
This week was one big practice of self-care and self-love. I spent a good amount of time doing things exclusively for me, and I practiced turning things down that didn’t fit in my schedule. For the first time in a long time, I feel productive for the right reasons. First, I participated in OrangeTheory Fitness’s […]
Recognizing Toxic Productivity
Let’s talk about toxic productivity. Last week, I had one of my best friends since childhood as a guest on the 1N5 of Us podcast. She’s a clinical psychology doctoral student, and she brought up the idea of toxic productivity. This concept is one I’d heard of before but hadn’t thought too deeply about. Essentially, […]
Sharing (Your Feelings) is Caring
You don’t have to hide the way that you’re feeling, whether it’s good or not so good. Are you tired today? That’s okay, talk about it. Are you happy and energetic? Great! Spread your joy. Are you not at the top of your game? It happens, just let someone know. We are all human, and […]
Let Yourself Be Vulnerable
Letting people in isn’t easy for me. I’m the type of person who can be friendly with anyone. I can strike up conversation, joke around, and have fun even if I just met someone. I’m not the type of person to build and maintain friendships, though. I have a hard time keeping in contact with […]
Don't Doubt Yourself
This week, we went axe throwing as a staff. It was so much fun, and it also taught me something about myself. I’m a hesitater. I never realized how nervous I get when I’m trying something new, especially if I’ve already convinced myself I won’t be good at it. When our coach was teaching us […]
Happy #SelfCare Day!
Yesterday was International Self-Care Day! In honor of that, I want to take some time to talk about some of my favorite self-care practices and how they’ve benefitted me. Self-care is such an important component of mental health and wellness, and building and maintaining a self-care routine has truly been life-changing. Since working on practicing […]
Love the Skin You're In
CW: disordered eating, body dysmorphia It’s mid-summer, which means vacations, pool days, barbecues, and spending time outside. It also means wearing shorts and swimsuits and spending a lot of time eating around others. Summer was always so much fun when I was younger. I loved swimming, running around in the sprinkler, grilling out with family […]
