Category: Mental Health
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Summer 2025: Goals to Improve My Future Self
A big birthday is looming, and I’m ready to become a better version of myself. So, Summer 2025 is my opportunity to get healthy. I want to have more energy, less stress, and confidence in my body. My plan will help me to be stronger, healthier, and more in control of my emotions. By accomplishing…
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The Impact of Women: Reflections on IWD 2025
While we recognize 8 March 2025 as International Women’s Day, there is much work to be done. That statement isn’t just true for women; it applies for people of color, for the LGBTQIA+ community, for people with disabilities. With so much to be done, I recognize that I am fortunate to have been empowered through…
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Grief and Gratitude: Words from Dad
February is a month of honorific days as I remember my dad’s birthday and mourn his death, which happened within eight calendar days of each other. Dad has been gone for eight years now. I don’t believe what people say, that grief gets easier over time. Rather, I liken it to a patch of skin…
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The Myth of Having It All Figured Out by 40
When we’re young, there’s this pervasive belief that by the time we hit 40, we’ll have everything sorted out. It’s a notion ingrained in us, perhaps from observing our parents or society’s expectations or all those movies we watched as kids. But, as we grow older, these assumptions don’t match up to reality. At least…
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Falling into Hole: An Unexpected Experience with Depression
Depression is a tricky monster, one that climbs in from the shadows when you least expect it, and then plunges you into a dark hole with no visible escape route. It strikes indiscriminately. For me, the monster made a return visit about a month ago, coinciding with what would have been my dad’s birthday, which…
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