WELCOME!
Welcome!! And thank you for being here. I’m thrilled (and slightly terrified) to be sharing this first post, and I’m deeply grateful for the support that’s already come my way. Wherever this journey leads, I’m just glad you’re here.
Let’s begin with a mantra that quietly reshaped the way I see myself:
“I am now seeing myself in a new and loving light.”
Simple, yes, but so transformative. This phrase became my daily anchor after an eight-day stay at The Huntsman Mental Health Institute in August 2021. But let’s rewind for a moment, shall we?
Most blogs or self-help spaces tend to lead with credentials: degrees, certifications, major breakthroughs. And while those are incredibly valuable, what I want to offer here is something less polished, but equally powerful: a real, raw account of what it means to manage your mental health.
This is definitely not a highlight reel, but just me being honest. Sharing the messy middle of what it’s like to live with mental illness instead of just survive it! I always want to learn from it, laugh through it, and maybe even grow outside my comfort zone because of it.
Now, a quick preface: I’m not claiming to have all the answers. In fact, I don’t believe mental health is a one-size-fits-all experience. What’s worked for me may not work for you, and that’s okay. We’re all wired differently, and thank GOODNESS for that. My hope is simply to offer stories, insights, and tools that might resonate, or at the very least, help you feel a little less alone.
And PLEASE reach out. I welcome your thoughts, questions, disagreements, and curious wondering. Want to know how I handled a specific part of my journey? Need to vent? Send me a message through the contact page, please! I’m here for the hard conversations and that’s exactly why I started this.
People can be mean, and high school can be a brutal proving ground for self-worth. I spent years feeling like I was falling short in every category: not pretty enough, not smart enough, not social enough. Just… not enough. If you’ve ever felt that way (I’m sure you have at some point), trust me, you’re far from alone.
It wasn’t until 2022 that I finally began to settle into myself. I realized (through grueling self-work) that I could stop performing and start belonging, to myself. And 2021 was one of the hardest years I’ve had to live through, it also brought the deepest sense of clarity and peace I’ve ever known. This sounds incredibly cheesy, but there’s a kind of strength that only comes from surviving the storm while learning to dance in the rain. I’m so ready to share it all with you <3
