Yanninia MadiganWe Don’t Talk about Depression; We Romanticize it.Nobody talks about depression or mental illness; not really. Sure we paint vivid pictures of how our emotions make us feel, and we turn…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Yanninia MadiganThe Man & The Monster: Coming to Grips with BipolarI have sat with this for days, cried myself to sleep with the weight of uncertainty, relived all the ways in which you broke me. You, the…Nov 22, 20211Nov 22, 20211
Yanninia MadiganThe Musing of an Asexual Lost in the Labels of LoveSometimes I feel like I am an alien creature, made of stardust and magic. A being unfit to grace these mortal realms, and here I sit in…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Yanninia MadiganWorth the RiskThe sun has found me again; cast its warmth upon my face, and I find myself elated with joy. Even if only for a moment, because like cancer…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Yanninia MadiganHow I Wish I Could be HappyToday I am sad, my heartaches in ways that can only be described as grief and despair. I can’t tell you why. I never have an answer, but…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Yanninia MadiganTo Dream of DeathIf you die in your dreams, your soul is forfeit, and your life is cut short, or so I’ve been told. I’m not dying, and this isn’t a dream…Oct 24, 2021Oct 24, 2021
Yanninia MadiganEmbracing FearTo be afraid is to give in to anxiety. Fear by it’s very definition is the worry that something terrible will happen and the anxious…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
Yanninia MadiganBecoming Mia: Anyone else have a magical alter ego who’s life they wish to steal?Sometimes I wonder if anyone else has an ideal self living inside the confines of their mind. Perhaps they have even gone so far as to give…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
Yanninia MadiganBreaking up With ProductivityEver find yourself staring at a 10-page to-do list? OR maybe you went into the whole quarantine process with the mindset of “YES! Finally…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
