Coping

Short-Circuit Your Doubt

Here’s a trick to overcoming negative self-talk.

How Lana Del Rey Helped Me Cope with Middle School Bullying

How I deal with my depression

I’ve never had to deal with major depression and I can’t imagine the suffering people who endure clinical…

Descent

It’s a wonder —

Things can seem soooooooo big in certain moments, carrying their weight of the world, leaning on us…

When You Don’t Know Who You Are Anymore, Maybe You Should Write

How Music Helps Me Survive

Several times a week I lay on my floor, or couch, or bed, and I blast music through earbuds as loud as I can until I feel a little bit more whole again. I choose music as my white noise when I work. I love music, and live a fuller life because of it. There is power in music.

The First Real Day Since Day One…

For years now, more than I care to admit, I’ve been dealing with depression and it’s been a hate/hate relationship. I say I’ve been dealing with it as opposed to saying I’ve been “battling” it because to say I’ve been battling it would imply that I had been putting up…