Tag: Stress
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My Body is Not For Your Consumption

My body is not a conversation point. My body is not an opportunity for you to project your bullshit insecurities.
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Disconnect

In my most overwhelming moments, I believed the crap that others would tell me about myself and I would feel like I was floating out of my body. It felt like it was the only way to deal with things.
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Intuition

I’m realizing that it’s very possible to put yourself in environments that are innately harder to be in just for the thrill. Anxiety can get a kick out of it. But at what cost?
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New Year’s Resolution
Is there anyone else that uses humor to cover up their struggles? Over the past six months, I’ve joked around about how I don’t get sleep and what I realize is that joke isn’t funny. Although it’s starting to get better, I spent the last six months getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night if…
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A Letter to Myself
Dear Stephanie, I know that things have been rough. Life has its ups and downs and it can often feel like it’s the end of the road. A massive dead end that leads to failure. But let me tell you something: That’s not true. That loud voice inside your head that says you aren’t enough…
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Toxic Relationship
I have a confession to make: In my journey of working on self-care, I’ve discovered that I’m in a toxic relationship. With myself. It’s incredibly difficult to admit and say this out loud. And it’s harder when it’s your doctor that makes you realize that the real battle that you have is an internal one.…
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Finding Stillness
I like to think of myself as being a woman who always has a plan. I have lists for my lists. And yet, this is the first time in a while that I have no clue what’s next. Despite all of my lists, this is the first time in a long time that I have…
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Dark Cloud
Do you feel that thickness in the air? It’s uncertainty. It’s incredibly difficult, overwhelming and overbearing. Like a dark cloud hanging over my head, raining down with fear, self-doubt and anxiety. Will things work out? When? How? I have no idea. Life is full of uncertainties, they say that’s the beauty of it. But like…


