If I had a dollar for every time someone called me “brave” for publicly sharing my struggles with alcohol abuse and sobriety, I wouldn’t be driving around with a massive dent in the side of my car that I can’t afford to…
Featured Image by @celinanicoleart It was after a conversation with my roommates about the “body positivity movement” that I realized something. Though I’m quick to celebrate women who fully and confidently embrace their bodies – bodies that don’t fit into narrow societal…
Featured image by @blinkthemag I fidget, spin, twirl, dance, stand…I can’t sit still. I’m the one person standing in the back of a class, or standing while doing homework in the math center. I know, I seem pretty weird for not sitting….
Although it’s easy to dismiss the practice of meditating as a passing trend, the data praising its benefits begs to differ. Meditation, which has ancient roots, is said to ease anxiety, promote mindfulness and clear thinking, and have multiple other mental and…
Photo cred Amelia Kramer Everyone can relate to that feeling of irrational disappointment when you are not immediately good at something. During one of those late-night, self-reflection moments recently, I realized that this is a pattern for me. If I’m not forced…
Featured image by @itsdemib Over the past few weeks, my brain has felt like a pressure cooker. My mind has been racing with thoughts about the end of the semester, summer plans, and my upcoming senior year (which sounds much too close…
Most people have gone through the back and forth of “maybe I should get help” and “nah I’m fine”. Let’s say you went through that internal debate for a few weeks, then ultimately decided to go see someone. Great! So you go,…
Planned Parenthood is a safe place for all people to ask questions about anything related to sexual health or the human body. Whatever the question might be, no matter how bizarre you might think it is, or how uncomfortable it makes you…
I’ve always been an “indoors” person. I never was particularly interested in going outside. As a child, I begrudgingly went to my brother’s baseball practices with my mom. My memories growing up are centered around all the time I spent curled up in…
Let’s get something straight. I’m not a “science person”. In fact, this is the very reason I gravitated towards studying English and Literature because of its interpretive nature. No “right” answer was ever needed in order to learn something new about your…