The story I am about to share deals with my 2-year journey of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It has been the most challenging, terrifying, and empowering experience of my life. The first time I was suicidal was the winter of 2016. It slowly and insidiously snuck up on me as discontent with my life …
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Life is painful. And pain changes you. They say the hard times in your life change you more than the good times, and I have found that to be inexplicably true, both in my own life and in the lives of the people I love. In the relatively low number of times I have traveled …
Side Hustle. Second Job. Part-time gig. Fun job. No matter what we call it, it seems more common to have one than not to have one these days. Whether your side hustle is for fun or extra income, it can still get overwhelming at times to juggle more than one job. As someone who has …
So you’re thinking about buying a new car. Well, there are A LOT of things to consider and sometimes it can get overwhelming. Don’t worry though, we’ve been there and have got ya covered. So we’re about to drop some serious car knowledge to help you make that decision. Did you know that as soon …
I recently had a deep realization that will forever change the way I cultivate and value relationships. And, with every earth-shattering self-discovery comes a backstory. So let’s kick it off with a chapter from the tragic tale entitled Mistakes I Have Repeatedly Made in Relationships. Sounds fun, right? 🙂 I did this twice, once for …
I’d like to start by admitting two prominent and semi-controversial characteristics of who I am. I trust my gut over anyone else’s, and I’m stubborn as hell when it comes to what my gut believes. If I make a decision, I tend to stand by it relentlessly. The very notion of failure or an ‘incorrect’ …
This letter is dedicated to all those who suffer, battle, and overcome in silence. You are not alone. You are not unseen. I see you. And one day I hope we can all see each other, too. Dear all, I am a survivor of depression, but I don’t seem like one, and I want to …
A few months ago I opened my email in the middle of a workday to see an email from my girlfriend of four years with the subject line of: Please don’t read until after work. So naturally, I opened the email and almost immediately wished I hadn’t. There it was, in writing, the person who I considered …
There is a certain power hidden in putting things down from pen to paper, or in more modern times, fingertips to keyboard. The act of writing in itself is a cleansing, creative, and thought-sharpening endeavor, regardless of what you write about, how you write it, or how long that you write. Writing is an essentially …