Day 25: My Struggle With Self-Sabotage
This one’s for me today– a true journaling experience. I’ve been feeling pretty anxious the past couple of days. Part of that probably has to do with the crazy…
Why Positive Self Talk Matters And How to Use It
I strongly believe your life is only as good as your relationship with yourself. A big part of that relationship involves how you talk to yourself. So why does…
Day 15: Launching Love Your Life Newsletter
Admitting my dreams out loud has always been hard for me. Because there are lots of naysayers who will crap all over your ideas when they are vulnerable little…
Day 11: Healing And My Hypothesis About Shame
I can tell my brain is healing because my creativity, curiosity, and silliness are coming back. Yesterday I had a few profound thoughts and throughout the day would burst…
Day Six: Let’s Talk About Suicidal Ideation
Trigger warning: discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation I woke up this morning and saw in the headlines that Neena Pacholke, a 27-year-old news anchor in Wisconsin, had died…
Day Three: Your Dreams Will Wait For You to Heal
When I was in medical school, I started daydreaming about opening a combination coffee shop/art studio. Perhaps that should’ve been a sign to me that I wasn’t on the…
Day Two: Polio is Back, But You Can’t Outrun Your PTSD
I am someone who seems to care too much about everything, which often has me spinning in circles. When I wake up in the morning, I can’t seem to…
Day One: How I Hit Rock Bottom
I have more partially filled journals then I can shake a stick at. But now I’ll be journaling publicly for the next 100 days about my life and whatever…
No Emotion Is Bad and You Can’t Control How Other People Feel
When I was a little girl, we had a lot of chaos in our family. My parents were often on edge and argued with one another loudly and frequently….