Mental Health

We’ve all got it, some more so than others. Before I go any further, I want to make one thing clear. I’m not a doctor, mental health professional, therapist or anything else that resembles someone who is qualified to provide help and care for anxiety. I’m writing to share my…

At 410 pages and 15+ hours listening time, Spare by Prince Harry is a staggeringly long book, for a life story not so spectacular. After all, Harry is a 35-year old royal, or former royal, a spare to the heir, not some tennis whiz kid or business honcho, not even…

Today was such a bad day. Everything went wrong from the beginning of the day up until the end. I started the day by waking up late because I didn’t sleep early last night. I had 3 classes today and missed all of them because I had a bad hair…

Beginning to “remember without pain” — In March, 2022, I had this dream with my Dad which felt very real, like a visitation: Walking along a green, grassy road, I was talking with my Dad on my cellphone. It was so clearly his voice. He said, “I’m over here with my family.” In the dream, I…

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig Page count: 264, Genre: Memoir, Self-help If you want a book that is educative, eye-opening, entertaining, touching, inspiring, empowering, calming and humorous all at once, then this book is for you. Believe me, I’ll run out of adjectives to describe how amazing it is. It is different…

On January 12, 2023, “motivational speaker” Jeff Yalden visited my high school. Our community has suffered numerous losses by suicide in the last two years, and this was the administration’s attempt at helping the student’s mental health. I would like to emphasize that I don’t place any blame on the…