Mental illness is a serious subject, and people are finally opening up and trying to battle it; however, they can. Celebrities are also experiencing it too, and one of those celebrities who also opened up about the subject is Dakota Johnson. The Fifty Shades of Grey star shared, “My brain moves at a million miles […]
Nobody is born perfect, and you should always keep this in mind before you start blaming yourself for having a certain imperfection. Even though it doesn’t always look like that, everybody that you know has something that makes their life more difficult, whether it’s a certain illness or just a little detail that they dislike […]
Rates of mental illness, especially anxiety and depression, are on the rise among today’s children and teens. Consider the following findings: Mood disorders and suicide-related outcomes have “increased significantly” over the last ten years among adolescents and young adults, according to a 2019 study by the American Psychological Association (APA). The National Alliance on Mental […]
Dieting is probably my foremost hobby. It might even take precedence over my two other main interests, which are 1) lying on the sofa complaining of feeling faint like a Victorian anemic and 2) staring at myself in the mirror. Of course, dieting for me just means eating healthily, because my idea of eating whatever […]
I was a full-blown feminist by the time I started college. I also had a full-blown eating disorder. As a teen I marched on Washington for women’s rights. I put out a zine called Wonder Woman. I played drums (and by “played” I mean I aggressively and skill-lessly beat the shit out of a floor […]
I used to be the sort of person who was always looking for the next big thing. In high school, I wanted to be in college. In college, I wanted to have a job. Every job I had, I wanted to be more successful. I didn’t learn about stillness, about just being, until I had […]
If you’ve ever actually listened to people talk about what living with PTSD is really like, it feels insane, hurtful, and offensive to then also hear other people try to say that PTSD isn’t real or isn’t a big deal. I know I was far from the only one who wanted to throw a TV at my […]
It is not uncommon to suffer from aches and pains, fatigue or an upset stomach, even on a recurring basis. In many cases, symptoms like these are simply signs that you need to eat a healthier diet, do more exercise, reduce stress and make sure you’re getting enough sleep. However, there are a few niggling […]
The irony about people who cope with depression is that some of us are actually quite happy people. We are not, contrary to stereotype, slogging through life with the weight of one thousand sorrows dragging behind us. I may feel things intensely, sure. But I’m not someone whose blue-colored glasses see everyone screwed up and the […]
