Category: Mental Health

  • The Scale Doesn’t Know How Strong I’ve Become

    The Scale Doesn’t Know How Strong I’ve Become

    Learning to measure my health by more than pounds—and finally giving my almost-50-year-old body the credit she deserves. I’ve been a diabetic since 2021. And if I’m being completely transparent, I hate that I’m on seven different medications for diabetes and other health conditions. Seven. Sometimes I look at them and think, How did I…

  • The Human Side of Forgiveness

    The Human Side of Forgiveness

    Forgiveness has always been hard for me. I wish I could say that when someone hurts me, I can simply forgive, move on, and never think about it again. But that’s not how it works for me. Maybe it’s because I’ve always believed that forgiveness and forgetting go hand in hand. And if I’m being…

  • Somewhere Between the Pages, I Healed

    Somewhere Between the Pages, I Healed

    There was a season in my life when I felt completely lost… like I wasn’t enough. In the span of a year, I met heartbreak, deep loneliness, and the loss of my father. I learned how to carry it all quietly—how to look strong while feeling heavy. So I wrote. Page after page, I poured…