Why your mental health should always come before your career

August 25, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

I think it goes without saying that your mental health is an important factor in living a happy, successful life. And yet, one in five adults experience mental illness each year in this country. According to the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey, about 18% of those who are employed experienced mental health problems in the last […]

I saw a psychologist for the first time.

June 21, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Speaking with a psychologist hasn’t been on my mind for very long. It was only the middle of last year that I really started considering some sort of therapy. I didn’t grow up being taught about therapy, and I never thought that it was an option for me financially. In May of this year, at […]

Millennials: The anxious generation

April 11, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Millennials have been called a lot of things, but I gotta say, the “anxious generation” is a new one for me. How crazy is it that we are more likely to suffer from mental health disorders than our predecessors? Or maybe…we’re just more likely to talk about it. A 2015 study by American University said […]

How perfectionism + fear has been affecting me

March 11, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Have you ever felt like you weren’t good enough at work? Like you do everything as close to perfect as you can and you still get in trouble for menial things? I’ve REALLY been feeling like that lately. It kind of reminds me of high school. I recall one time making all As and one […]

What 2018 taught me about life

January 17, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Guys, I’m back! And man, have I missed you all. I don’t even know where to start, but just know that I have a perfectly good excuse for going MIA on you guys for five months. No, I don’t. Let’s just say 2018 was jam-packed with lots of new transitions in my life and by […]

5 things millennials should know in 2018

April 16, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

photo of young people reading and taking notes

Have you been struggling? Because I definitely have. To be young in the world we’re in is a blessing. But there will always be people who try to make you feel like it’s not. In the video below, I discussed 5 things millennials should know right now. I’m just a millennial myself. I may not […]

Evaluating yourself

December 28, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Wow. 2017 has already come and gone. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. Now that 2017 is coming to an end, I’ve found myself taking the time to evaluate my life and my goals. It’s been a rocky year for me, but everything is slowly coming to a perfect end with a pretty, little […]