Six years ago while on a mini-vacation in South Lake Tahoe for the 4th of July, I found myself unable to sleep. To help calm my mind, I...

But only if you're ready or your doctor says it's a must. WHAT?! I know. It's confusing and scary and all of the things. That's part of...

This latest fad going around... At first, I laughed, whether out of disbelief or at how true I thought it was. But in reality, these...

I thought we had 5 more years. The number my brain so selfishly set before I thought I'd need to prepare for your loss. Now, I feel a...

I find it interesting, reading the words I have written. Lately, I have been trying to make it a weekly habit to participate in the...

I want to be able to say that I simply write for me. I write to heal. I write to express myself. I write to maybe share some wisdom with...

It's interesting to see how everyone deals with stress differently. Throughout this quarantine, I have watched people go through an...

As we all stumble through this new way of life, I find myself grasping to stability. Something that will keep me grounded. Now, for me,...

As the new year came around, I contemplated what it meant. We are constantly setting goals based on someone else's timelines. New Year's...

As I've been working on my own story, I found myself being slightly avoidant of reading other works. Not because I felt mine was better,...

As the first of the holidays wind down, I find myself reflecting on many things. Once again, I have found myself dealing with grief,...

Growing up, I was surrounded by movies and shows that told my I would have one best friend that would stick around and be my go to for...

Lately, I've been working on changing how I think about things. I live in a constant struggle of the voice in my head instantly telling...

I struggle with expressing the depths of things I enjoy. When I find something that brings me happiness, I fight myself to delve into it...

Forgiveness is something that a lot of people feel should be earned. The person who has hurt them must do something to earn their...

Why is it always so easy to fall out of a habit? "Studies say, if you repeat something for 3 weeks, it becomes a habit!" The longer I...

My movements are a little bit slower. Everything feels a little bit heavier. The sadness starts to break through a litte bit more. Yet,...

All of last year, I repeated to myself and those around me, "2019 will be better. 2019 has to be better." There was no way I could have...

There's something interesting about growing up. We are never really prepared for what is to come no matter how hard our parents, peers,...

So far in life, I've been fairly close to some sort of quiet nature. I grew up surrounded by trees and water, and when I lose those, I...