*Warning: there are 13 Reasons Why spoilers and details that may be triggering. If you are struggling and know the contents of this show (mental health, sexual assault, suicide, etc) will make things worse, I don’t recommend reading ahead. As always, I’m always here to talk, and if you or anyone you know needs help, …
Cham Cham Dance Cover
YAYYYY the day is finally here: We’re kickstarting our dance project!! Choreographing well to a song like this was hard, but the lyrics are what made it meaningful enough to make this our first video! I started Come Dance in the Rain to spread more awareness about mental health, to allow people to know that they’re …
Fight the Fear: Go Talk to Your Parents
Moms. Dads. Grandparents. Siblings. Aunts. Uncles. Anyone who is a Guardian. The family who raised you. The ones who have protected you. The individuals whom you love. These are the people we may be the most terrified of when it comes to speaking about mental health. Yet, they are the ones we need to talk …
The Personal Statement that Explains My Passion for Human Rights
You’re a warrior—you’ll get through this. Just close your eyes. Slowly breathe in. Breathe out. Exactly one week before my LSAT, my Thanksgiving family reunion was coming to an end. Despite the anxious pre-LSAT thoughts lurking around in the back of my mind, I felt like I would finally have a relaxing and carefree Friday …
bAAck At It!
Visiting Ann Arbor this past weekend made this a perfect day to finally share what I’ve been working on for so long! Hope you all enjoy me getting back at it with blogging in a new way:) So I started this blog about two years ago, graduated one year ago and have been pretty much MIA …
Don’t Let Your Disability Limit You
There isn’t a single person I know who doesn’t get at least a little anxious when midterms roll around or when standardized testing determines the future of a career path. This test anxiety can either improve or hinder students’ performances on the actual test day–but once it’s over, they can usually move on with their …
No, I Am Not Sorry
A lot of people express their concerns and frustrations when it comes to their friends and families not understanding them. People continuously struggle with wanting to let others know what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling. But they don’t know how to. Whether your friend struggles to explain things because of their anxiety or not–talk …
Thank You!
People seek different types of treatment when it comes to mental health illnesses. Whether you choose therapy or medicine, I think having any form of a support system is a key ingredient for improvement in your well-being. As I’ve mentioned before, I kept my problems to myself for years. This bottling up of different concerns, …
Break the Silence!
Mental health …a topic that so many people try to avoid talking about. I’m pretty sure I would lose quite a few readers just by starting my post off with these two words. Yet, those same two words together have become such a defining phrase in my life. I’ll admit that I was among those individuals who …