Jaclyn SchefferReach Out To The Friend Who Is Studying or Working AbroadI know what you’re thinking: my friend is abroad and according to their social media they’re currently busy studying, backpacking for a few…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferFrom ‘Yes, Girl!’ to ‘No, Girl!’: How I Stopped Stretching Myself ThinAs you may have read in a previous post, I grew up being a ‘Yes, Girl!’. I’d try out for the sports I wasn’t good at (so all of them), I’d…Aug 6, 2017Aug 6, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferHow I Crush My Social Anxiety.I hate crowds. Whether I know you, or whether I don’t, I am at my most anxious before and during an event. It doesn’t happen terribly…Jul 31, 2017Jul 31, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferThank You Chester Bennington For Getting Me Through High School.Dear Chester Bennington,Jul 20, 2017Jul 20, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferCan’t Sleep Due to Anxiety? Here Are Some Useful Solutions That Can Help You, Right Now!This always happens to me. I’ve had a long, but good day, where I managed to avoid napping so that I can sleep to my full potential. My…Jun 27, 2017Jun 27, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferHow Transition Affects My Mental HealthYesterday I took a study day today to reassess, reflect, plan, and just be in a quiet space all to myself. Tomorrow, I accepted an…Mar 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017
Jaclyn Scheffer“My Personal Depression” — June 24th, 2013This was a short personal essay I wrote almost four years ago about my struggle with depression and anxiety. A lot has changed since then…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
Jaclyn SchefferWhy Going Abroad Helped Me Become a Home Body“Do you feel the pressure to get married?”Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017
Jaclyn Scheffer16 Valuable Lessons I Learned From Failing in 2016As the year draws to a close I realize that before 2016 I really didn’t take life or myself seriously. This was a year where I really took…Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
Jaclyn SchefferWhy my French teacher saying “She’ll be beautiful one day” set me up for life.I still remember how I’d feel when I waited for my parents to come home from parent-teacher interviews: panicked. I soared in some subjects…Nov 24, 2016Nov 24, 2016