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This entry was originally written in 2019. Pulled from my personal journal, it has been reviewed and edited for publishing this year,...

My 20s were as tough as my teens were. There were still so many "growing pains." Unfortunately, I didn't grow passed 5'1", but I grew up....

I published my first blog post in 2019 which was titled 'New Years Day'. I'm far from the same person who, in 2018, was enduring the...

I was once told that the three most challenging life changes for humans to go through are break ups, job changes, or moving. Following...

Whether or not this is for my romantic life, my personal life, or for anyone reading this, I felt compelled to share a piece of myself. I...

I was recommended a book I would describe as a mindful self-help book, called the Four Agreements. Though, there were a lot of valid...

You all know me as Corey’s cousin, Justine. Being that my cousins and I spent so much of our upbringings together, we all consider one...

Four years ago, I was in this gorgeous country celebrating life and, at the time, love. It was raining the day I kissed the Blarney Stone...

It doesn’t make me feel good being that rush anymore. If I say, “I’m not looking for something serious,” there’s a lot of honesty behind...

Trying to normalize my life after my world turned upside-down was my main goal over the last few years. Every cliché thing that could...

I wish there were a guide for putting the pieces back together, to fulfilling that void, loneliness, or whatever it is you need cured....

I have cats. They cover my comforter in their hair. I’m a chubby girl and I have stretchmarks on my body I bet you’d hate. I’d rather get...

I loved the boy from middle school who became my first male best friend. I realized the kind of love it was. It wasn’t the kind where we...

“There must be an angel with a smile on her face. “ When I was eleven years old an angel came into my life. Even though we didn’t become...

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must also be present.” -Francis Bacon My heart tells me not to settle. Of...

ev·a·nesce /ˌevəˈnes/ verb 1. pass out of sight, memory, or existence. 2. To disappear gradually, vanish, fade away. I’ve attempted to...

I told myself, I have to write this. Despite my recent insecurities, which have been holding me back from writing, October 27th, will...

I was thirteen when I began self-harm. I was twenty-four when I stopped. I am twenty-five now and haven’t relapsed for almost a year....

In elementary school, there was a roller-skating rink our school affiliated “skate-nights” with. They used to have a game called “black...

It’s nothing new that I love baths. After any challenging day, I could sit in the tub for hours. There is always something so soothing of...