Being happy should be one of the simplest things in the world. You do the things you love with people whose company feels like a warm hug, and you savor each moment like it’s your last. Well, easier said than done. Despite spending much of my time studying the psyche of the human mind, IContinue reading “No New Friends, Daily Routines, and Other Barriers to Joy”
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Identity Death
While not a formal diagnostic term, identity death draws on psychological theories of identity disruption and transition (Erikson, 1959; Breakwell, 1986), often describing the internal collapse of a once-stable self-concept in response to significant life changes. Has anyone ever asked you what the meaning of life is? It’s one of those questions we tend toContinue reading “Identity Death”
Healing Through Words
During the lowest points of my life, when I was afraid to ask for help and pitied those who pitied me, my only refuge was found in words and the spaces between them. When no one seemed to understand me, I turned to writing to make sense of my emotions, convincing myself that feelings wereContinue reading “Healing Through Words”
I’m Changing (and I Love It): Welcome to Season 3
I’ve always seen my life as a succession of seasons, each teaching me something new and bringing the right people into my life at the right time. Typing these posts on my laptop, I feel like Carrie Bradshaw. I love romanticizing my life by turning each minute occurrence into a profound lesson, aiming to giveContinue reading “I’m Changing (and I Love It): Welcome to Season 3”
Learning and Re-Learning: What the Last Year Has Taught Me
Upon entering a new phase of life, I believed I had already learned the majority of lessons I needed to, or at least enough to build a strong moral compass that could guide me through every curveball the next year could throw at me. Growing up with a strong family foundation, I learned early onContinue reading “Learning and Re-Learning: What the Last Year Has Taught Me”
chocolate and politics 