THE JOURNAL
A safe and brave space for intersectional conversations around sex, love, relationships, parenting, and life.
Habits, Practices, and Rituals
I was rejecting the word itself. Maybe it's because it sounded so rigid and when I would hear “falling off their routines” or when I would fall off of my routine it created more disconnection to the idea or concept.
The Art of Asking for Help: Why It's So Hard and How to Overcome Barriers
One of the gifts this current season with depression is giving me is the gift to rewrite a lot of the stories of trauma around asking for and receiving support when my mental health isn’t at capacity.
I Wrote a Love Letter to My Depression
This year I told myself that I wanted to deepen my commitment to self-love. The moment I had that aha moment, I made a commitment to myself once again.
Living Alongside Depression
I have been living alongside depression since I was 15 years old. It’s here to stay and I have to accept it as part of my life.
It’s no longer a ghost from my past and I can live with it, I can live alongside it.
How to Cope with a Trauma Response
Trauma fucking sucks! There’s really not more to it. It’s hard, it causes a lot of pain and suffering, and its hard to cope with for both you and your loved ones.
I’m sharing 11 of my personal tips that I use to cope with the effects of trauma.
WTF is radical self-acceptance?
In a world that is constantly asking us to be “better” than we are, it is a courageous act to accept ourselves. But there comes a point in our lives when feeling whole and complete within ourselves becomes more important than fitting in or being who other people expect us to be. We get to a place where we finally get, with every fiber of our being, that self-acceptance, rather than trying to “fix” ourselves, is the path to wholeness.