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 […]

Life hasn’t been easy, but it’s been bearable.

August 11, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

How are you all doing? I mean, how are you really doing? There are honestly no words to describe the year 2020. Surprising, depressing, invigorating, infuriating, disappointing, life-changing…a complete shit-show? It’s been a while since I’ve written a post on this blog, and I couldn’t return without addressing the multiple elephants in the room. How […]

Screw your work ethic. Can you sit in one spot for eight hours?

June 28, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

I am learning, slowly but surely, that being a “great” employee has little to do with your talent, emotional intelligence or leadership skills. It has more to do with how often and how long you’re in the office. What I’ve been told is that the number of hours you’re present in the office equates to […]

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 […]

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 […]