“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”– Pema Chodron. I had this whole “self love”series all planned out for the blog, but lately I’ve been feeling everything BUT self love. You know that feeling you get when you just…
The last few months have been difficult for me. I’ve lost two classmates to suicide, and it’s really been bothering me. As someone who struggles with my own mental health, I completely understand wanting to give up. Sometimes, life just becomes too much for some people to handle. That’s why…
Guess who’s back?! So much has happened in the last three months, but I’m glad to be back in the swing of things. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. What better way to make my comeback than to write about something I deal with personally, Anxiety. In my Black Girls Have Anxiety…
February 1, 2017, I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Before that, I struggled with anxiety and depression for YEARS without getting the help that I needed. Extreme worry, restlessness, and irritability became the new normal for me. I thought it was something I could handle on my own, not…
