The first time I had a crippling panic attack, I was only 7 years old. Just one year later, a bottle of anti-anxiety medication was prescribed to me and eagerly handed over to my parents by my psychiatrist. With a nod of approval, we were hustled out the door. It…

I have noticed that our current state of isolation has brought forward a very particular set of buzzwords, splashed across every second Instagram story or slyly tucked into our daily conversations. Productivity. Motivation. Goal setting. There is a nagging pull that exists to pause your Spotify playlist and do something…

I was listening to “The Power of Vulnerability” Ted Talk when it dawned on me. No matter how many times I reminded myself that everyone had their struggles, my mind had convinced itself that “complaining” about my feelings would be a burden to others (without any proof that this would…

Anxiety. I have never known where I stood with it. Sometimes it felt tangible like I could grab it with my hands and throw it as far as possible. There were times where I wondered if it was something inherently part of who I am, or if it was a…

“Procrastination is the thief of time” Remember this proverbial saying? It was often rattled off by past generations into the ears of millennials everywhere. Well… I ignored it. Hell, I probably rolled my eyes at it too. In fact, I can almost guarantee that at some point, I nervously convinced myself that despite living in denial…