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 …
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 …
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 …
Shopping for moms is always the hardest. They say they would be happy with any gift; yet, the earrings you bought for your mom five years ago are sitting in the corner of her bottom drawer. They say that they would be fine with just a few hours of your time; but you know that …
I recently wrote a variation of this for a question about my passions and it was perfect timing, as today is the seven year anniversary of my Bharatanatyam Arangetram! There is something about stepping onto an empty stage or opening a blank page in my journal that sparks an inspiration within me. Hearing the first …
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 …
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, …
As many people know, I recently got a tattoo with my roommate for her 21st birthday. It was a spontaneous decision–she had always wanted to get one when she turned 21, and instead of just going with her like I had planned, I decided to get one too! I was someone who never thought about getting …
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 …
