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We are weaponizing self-care, especially in workplaces

Self-care is a new buzzword, especially in the workplace. And like most buzzwords, it’s popular for reasons that have nothing to do with its original intent. It’s a word like any other word that can be said without action behind it, effectively rendering it useless. First, it’s important to state the cause of employee wellnessContinue reading “We are weaponizing self-care, especially in workplaces”

Hope is not what we say it is

We need to stop using the word “hope” like it is an antidote for those struggling with their mental health.

Phosphosenes

Jesus’ stained glass face and velvet tears on the altar when I dug thumbs deep into my ears to forget His name & pulled out a line of contempt woven around a wedding ring I pushed fingertips into my eyelids while you told me I held the world in my tiny pink hands Psalms becameContinue reading “Phosphosenes”

Panic, my story- part 1

I had my first panic attack my sophomore year of college. I was sitting in my then boyfriend’s apartment, on his roommate’s ugly hand-me-down couch. We were watching something on Netflix, getting ready to go to a party. To echo the common description of panic attack symptoms, I felt like I was having a heartContinue reading “Panic, my story- part 1”

Don’t ask if I’m going to have a panic attack

Here’s two pieces of good advice regarding mental illness: Don’t ask a person who hallucinates what they are seeing and where Don’t ask a person with panic disorder if they are going to have a panic attack Here’s an example of the second: You know I have panic disorder and you are asking me toContinue reading “Don’t ask if I’m going to have a panic attack”