Tag: mental health

Beyond the Surface: Learning to Speak Up When the Load is Heavy

When 6 hours of work feels like a mountain. This week was a lesson in navigating PTSD, physical exhaustion, and the importance of speaking up instead of internalizing the struggle.

It’s been one of those weeks. You know the ones—where the calendar looks like a game of Tetris and your energy levels are constantly hitting the “low battery” warning.

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Little joys I have noticed lately

Lately, I’ve been gently reminding myself that joy doesn’t always arrive with a grand entrance. Sometimes, it shows up in quiet ways—through chance conversations, small wins, or a new dress that makes you feel like yourself again. This post is a collection of those small but meaningful moments that found me, even on the harder days.

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Dealing with stress: life according to ME.

Apologies for not having written a blog recently, or regularly recently. Although I do try to keep things real, sometimes you just do not want to talk about, or write about the dark times. Everyone has them. The problem with social media is that we see the false positives everyone chooses to pump out. We then run the risk of assuming everyone else’s life is better than our own. trust me, it probably isn’t.

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