Essays · Lifestyle · Mental Health

Is Personal Development Dangerous for Our Mental Health?

*This is the first of many long-form mental health articles that I will be posting to my site. If this is not your interest, that's fine; you have been warned!*   There seems to be this culture nowadays of "personal development" and "growth mindset" and "self-development". These are ideas that none of us can escape.… Continue reading Is Personal Development Dangerous for Our Mental Health?

Author Stuff · Lifestyle

How My Puppy Has Changed My Life

as a socially anxious, introverted work-from-home writer... *and by "change my life" I don't mean in an exaggerated, I-will-never-be-the-same-again kind of way; I just mean changed my perspective and routine etc.* Teaching me patience I put this first because oh-wow, a puppy really does test your patience! I've never had a dog before and with… Continue reading How My Puppy Has Changed My Life

Mental Health · prose poetry

Poem for mom on her birthday

I believe that everything happens for a reason. Each mistake a lesson forged by my shaking hands. But there’s someone very special, Who holds my hands when they shake. My mother. Oh, mom. You angel, you. The burdens you bear, The fear you withstand, The trials you’ve suffered. Don’t you know how strong they’ve made… Continue reading Poem for mom on her birthday

Lifestyle · Mental Health

Things to remember at Christmas time

We don't get to receive It's not supposed to be about how many presents we get It's not a competition of who got the best gift Don't overeat like crazy just because it's the holidays If you can't afford a present, don't put yourself in debt to get it. The person you're getting it for… Continue reading Things to remember at Christmas time