I was 25 when my therapist diagnosed me with an eating disorder. I legit said to her, “But I’m not skinny!” And she said words that shattered my world in the best way possible: “You don’t have to be skinny in order to have an eating disorder.” This week has been national eating disorder awareness […]
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Christmas magic. These two words have enveloped children’s hearts with joy for hundreds of years and have filled their eyes with wonder and excitement. I am ashamed to admit that I have lost the sense of Christmas magic, getting too easily wrapped up in this train ride called life. Recent events have reopened my eyes […]
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I was listening to a song by Mallory Knox called “Lighthouse.” A particular lyric struck a chord in me and inspired this. “Find the lighthouse in the dark, and shine a light on every single soul that weeps.” This line really hit me. I’ve listened to this song a million times, but it wasn’t until […]
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I’ll preface this by saying that I am a generally moody person — with quick and unpredictable shifts that catch me by surprise and appear to have no reason or pattern — and that what I’m talking about may not apply to everyone, but hopefully it helps someone. When I originally had the idea to […]
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Disclaimer: This article does not intend to invalidate any type of mental illness; the point is to bring more light and awareness toward the more severe types of anxiety and/or depression. Anxiety and depression are two separate words that are often thrown around together and very carelessly. A person who is feeling a little blue […]
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A backbone to hold me up, steady me slightly until I fall short of all I need to be. A backbone, or more a wishbone, pulling, always getting the shorter end. Always ripping to shreds chances of hopes, of dreams, of things. This weight was always heavy, and these thoughts were lighter than air, But […]
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You never expected me to walk away So many times, disrespected, but still I stayed I let love overpower my unhappiness You repeated those three words that I always second guessed I craved love and attention, you claimed you were giving your best I deserve the world but I accepted so much less Your actions […]
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Dear Future Me, I hope you’re happy. Yes, happy—and passionate, full of creative energy. Whether that energy translates into your writing or any other artistic form, I just hope that you’ve been nurturing the spark that lights up your life. I wonder if you still notice the beautiful minutiae around you—the static sparkling off television […]
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Baby Arianna at Tanya’s Toyland had straight black bangs, plump red lips, and lifelike lashes so long they tickled my cheeks testing her soft hug in the store. And I wanted her to be in that box Mommy placed on the table wrapped in balloon paper beside the rose-topped cake. Never mind that the box […]
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