April 2025

I’ve always made it a priority to keep my mental health in balance. Even now, as I go through preventative chemotherapy and deal with side effects that impact my mind, I do my best to stay grounded. Your struggles might look different than mine, but your mental health is just as important, and it deserves […]

My school is very special to me. I’m part of something called the Phoenix Program, which gives me the extra support I need to succeed. In this program, we earn “feathers” to show our progress. When we earn enough feathers, we get the chance to return to our mainstream school. Sometimes earning feathers can be

Sometimes we say, “I’m falling apart,” or joke, “I’m like a car losing one part, then another!” But let’s be honest, that ship has sailed. My fifth fall on April 5th at 6:30 took care of any counting game. And fall number five? That one was rough. I ended up with a T12 compression fracture

I will never forget the day my mom left my dad.With three kids under seven in tow, shaking hands, and a mission to better herself and our lives, she made the bravest decision of her life. I remember it was raining. She was rushing to get us into the car, her hands trembling. I remember

First, a little backstory, I can be very impulsive. Not because I want to be, but because success has always felt like a mountain to climb. When I was younger, my bipolar symptoms were at their worst, and I made a lot of poor choices. Not only did they affect me, but they also hurt

Part 2 – The Second Time In May of 2023, I was visiting my cousin who lives in Plymouth, New Hampshire. We were having a wonderful time, shopping, going out to eat, and just enjoying each other’s company. During one of our conversations, I remember telling her that my left breast hurt, and I also

My Story – Part 1 My story begins with a lump I found during a routine breast exam in March of 2014. It was on my right breast. At first, I was in denial, of course I was, but that didn’t last long. After about three weeks, I finally made an appointment with a gynecologist.

“Self-care” is a phrase that has evolved over time, carrying different meanings depending on context. In the realm of mental health recovery, it encompasses every aspect of our well-being, cognitive, physical, emotional, and spiritual. On top of that, we each have unique variables, age, gender, health conditions, and life circumstances, that shape our experiences. At