An intro to my blog 🙂

My goal

Throughout this blog, I want to advocate for mental health; share my experiences, and share the lessons and reflection that came from them. In doing that, I hope to help teach you self-care, coping skills, life skills, and give life advice.

Most importantly, I want to break the stigma one blog at a time by bringing to light the hard things no one speaks about. This is real life, not a fairy tale. I hope sharing my experiences will show some people they’re not alone, and prove that even the biggest of struggles don’t have to be failures; they’re actually opportunities for growth. I want to be a blend of informative and conversational.

Why a blog?

I love to write, and I have a huge passion for helping people. I love to help in any way I can without overwhelming myself in the process because I care too much. All of my career based projects from Sophomore to Senior year of high school have been related to mental health advocacy. I’ve always wanted to start a big, long-term writing project, so this blog is how I’m going to do that and get out of my comfort zone. This is starting out as a school project, but will evolve into a personal project I continue throughout life.

My story

I have been through a lot in my short life so far. I have met many unhealthy people, who put me through many horrific experiences. But I was quickly forced to learn that the best revenge is simply working on yourself. You have to learn to love yourself and tell your story without allowing what they put you through to define you. The people who hurt you thrive off it when you make your life all about what they did to you and how badly it stung. So why not make your life about how badly it stung, but how you came out on the other side anyway?

You don’t have to scream your story from the rooftops to be seen. I can tell you from experience that it hurts more to shout your story out of desperation to be validated than it does to quietly speak your truth from a place of insight instead.

However, do not be mistaken. Making peace with your deepest wounds doesn’t mean they don’t still hurt. It doesn’t mean you have to be neutral, or that you can’t still be furious that it happened. It means you acknowledge and embrace the anger, the sadness, the overall hurt, without letting it control you. That’s what I’ve learned to do, and that’s what I’m here to help you learn too. I will always still be learning how to do this, healing is not linear. However, I feel like I’m at a point where I’ve learned enough on how to do it to begin sharing with others. 

Key takeaway

If you take anything from this first blog, let it be this: when you’re ready, tell your story. As much or as little as you want to share. Because it matters. It’s valid, real, and no matter how “big” or “small” someone says it is, all that matters is that it hurt you. So tell it, embrace it. But make it about you instead of them.

Join the conversation

I encourage readers to ask questions in the comment section and leave feedback. I may answer it there or in a blog, but regardless, I love to hear people’s stories and perspectives. If you think this blog may be for you, I encourage you to subscribe on the front page to get updated on new posts!!