Studies show that suicide is often a result of mental illness gone undiagnosed. But that is just a stat, something to help us make sense of the pain. I lost a close friend to suicide. No, there were never any signs. No, he was never diagnosed that I know of. And no, none of our Read more
I grew up fighting for the right to be a strong independent woman. I fought so hard it hurt. I held onto what I thought was independence for years. Did this mean dating an asshole or two? Oh yeeahhh. I dated many assholes. And if you know me at all, you probably tried to stop Read more
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was 19, lost, confused, and completely uncomfortable in my own skin. I was a girl who wanted love but hid it behind a party girl attitude. I was down for any night of forgetting it all. I would go wherever the wind blew, a breezy girl of Read more
