Okay, not literally. Though I won’t stop you if you try 😉 No, what I mean is after 11 years, I finally deactivated my Facebook account. Big whoop, I know. I suppose I should’ve done it earlier. It is in my self-care checklist, after all…. read more
A Few Thoughts for 2021: On Simply Existing & Suffering
Welcome! Happy New Year! So 2020 is done and dusted and we’re so ready to leave the stress, chaos and general shittiness of the Worst Year Ever™ behind. Great. We’re also hoping 2021 will be kinder to us, but before we all get carried away… read more
How to Surf the Web Mindfully
If you’ve used my self-care checklist (and if you haven’t, grab it now—it’s free!), you might’ve noticed that the first two sections focus on logging out of or blocking certain websites. Why is that? Is it random? No, and the reason it’s set up this… read more
Time Out! What to Do When Negative Emotions Overwhelm You
Imagine this—you’re chugging along on your way to work when all of a sudden, a nervous breakdown hits you out of nowhere and you’re forced to pull over. Or pump the breaks because you’re wall to wall in traffic, and you nearly rear ended that… read more
What to Do When You’ve Relapsed (Again)
New year, new me—that’s usually how it goes when January rolls around, isn’t it? People make resolutions, tell the entirety of Facebook how they’re gonna do better (as if anybody cares), and use all kinds of hashtags on Instagram to show just how #blessed they… read more
One Simple Tool to Help You Manage Your Moods
Now that I’ve got your attention… Most mood scales ask you to rate your mood from 0 to 10. That’s fine and all, but I’ve found the 0-10 rating isn’t as accurate as it could be. Neither did my psychologist, which is why she recommended… read more