As a kid, I always liked journaling. I enjoyed writing about my life and creating a record of my playground adventures. But as a teenager and an adult, I was never able to keep up with the practice. …

I recently had an interesting talk with my psychiatrist, where he labelled depression one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Disability? I thought. When I think of disabilities I think of wheelchairs, crutches, or developmental disorders like autism. Even mental health disorders like schizophrenia, but depression? …

No matter what happens, a bad school experience won’t ruin your life — School has now been in session for about a month and a half. The season has passed when parents tearfully kiss their kids goodbye as they board the school bus, and kids cross the threshold of their new classroom, with either hope or dread. School is a rite of passage…

Some people are not misunderstood, they are just evil As most of you probably know, the Jeffrey Dahmer story recently dropped on Netflix and has become insanely popular seemingly overnight. …

Not all writing platforms are the same — If you don’t know, Substack is a site where you write newsletters that people can subscribe to receive in their emails. People can subscribe for free or they can pay a monthly fee of your choice. Substack has a calculator where you can input how many subscribers you have and…

The Most Hated Man on the Internet absolutely shocked me — I recently watched ‘The Most Hated Man on the Internet, a Netflix series that documents the way internet personality Hunter Moore released people’s nude photos without their consent on his site called ‘Is Anyone Up’. On his site, he encouraged his followers to get the victims fired from their jobs…

Racism might be more subtle now, but it is far from gone — Growing up, I was taught that racism is dead. That in the past, there was slavery, and segregation, but many people fought for a long time and ended racism all together. I read textbooks about their courageous fight for our freedom, I watched Youtube videos on Martin Luther King Jr…

Relationships are complicated — I have seen the Notebook countless times, but no matter what, every time the movie ends and Noah and Allie lie holding hands in bed, I weep. Their love story has brought me to my knees for years and inspired many daydreams of true love, and people who are just…

Elvis Presley was so much more than people think — Yesterday, I watched the new Elvis movie, with Austin Butler as Elvis. Elvis Presley is a legend, to say the least. Known as the king of rock and roll, a true talent, one in a million. He is beloved by generations of people, young and old. …