Sometimes things just don't work out no matter how hard you try or how hard you work, and it's okay. That was a hard lesson for me to learn because, in the past, as long as I worked really hard, I usually got what I wanted. When the opposite happened, I internalized it and took it…Â
It's not about her smoking weed. Its about her posting a picture of that insane amount and not getting in trouble. If a POC posts a picture with anything even suggesting drugs, they get in trouble. When, not if, they go to jail, their jail sentence is longer and way more harsh than…Â
A therapist didn't tell me this but a member of my group therapy did: "you're not broken, just bruised." Being broken implies that something is wrong with you, and while, yes, you can be put back together again, calling yourself broken means that something destroyed you in the first…Â
After I broke up with my boyfriend and high school sweetheart of 4 and a half years, my mom went into this weird monologue about the dangers of drugs and how she couldn't raise anymore children. Basically my mom thought that now that I was single I would start whoring myself out for…Â
I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide, chemical sunscreen, fragrance, lavender, rosehip oil or anything rose, and coconut water (but not oil- weird, right?) I use La Roche Posay Tolerian (pretty sure I spelled that wrong) hydrating face wash at night, Garnier micellar water in the mornings,…Â
My mom was a single mother twice: after she and my biological father divorce when I was born, and 12 years later when my step-dad died from cancer. She worked at a newspaper for 29 years, which required her to work weekends and holidays. She made sure my sister and I wanted for nothing.…Â
It took trying several different medications to kind the cocktail that works for me. Some made me hypersomnulent while others made my depression incredibly worse. But now that I found the combination that works, I can't image living without medication. My entire personality changed,…Â
Once you get into grad school, you'll realize how useless your bachelor's is. Everyone in the first year of grad school starts out at exactly the same level. Yes, your grades do matter, but your mental health and confidence in yourself matter more.
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