Blog Refresh

Hi lovely readers, It is so exciting to read all of your insightful and encouraging comments when I post these days, and to see I have some new readers, as well. I want to say thank you for your interest in my blog, and my experiential advice, and I hope that you are either finding …

All My Favourite Forms of Self/Care

Hi lovely readers, Happy Wednesday! Today I’m going to share all my favourite forms of self-care: some of which you may practice already and some of which may be new ideas for you. Even if I see a post on Pinterest sharing concepts for this practice that I’m already aware of, I feel reminded to …

Empathy & How & When to Use It

Hi lovely reader, Sorry it’s been a while since I last posted. I had a lot going on and felt a little devoid of inspiration because my life wasn’t functioning as I wanted it to be. Since my last post things fell apart a bit, though much less than it ever did when I was …

Things I’ve Been Loving: January/Early February

Hi lovely reader, It's Monday!! No one's favourite day of the week! Though I admit, I hate them much less than I used to when Mondays meant waking up after a night of using and probably having to go to school or outpatient (or pretend to go and pick up more drugs - funny but …

Simple Healthy Habits for A Better Life

Hi lovely reader, Happy Thursday! It's 5 am and I'm awake yet again, because, well, insomnia is a bitch. But, now that I've had my morning coffee and some yogurt and granola and watched a few inspiring youtube videos, I'm in a pretty great mood considering my disastrous night of sleep. Today I'm going to …

Practical but Cute Outfits of the Week

Hi lovely reader, Happy Tuesday. I'm quite sick today and barely slept last night as a result (I'm posting this at 4:30 am) so I'm not really looking forward to the day as much as I usually am in the morning and I know staying up tonight so I don't mess up my sleep schedule …

Updated, Balanced Self-Care Routine

Hi lovely reader, It's Friday! The weekend is upon us, and it's wonderful. I hope you either have some fun things planned or are anticipating lots of time for self-care, too. This week I shared that I was going to have a "Self-Care/Glow-Up" week where I alternated between highly productive days and self-care orientated days …

Reflections on 2019 & Goals for 2020

Hi lovely readers, I've been writing a lot of 'heavy' posts recently so I thought it might be nice to take a step back and cut myself and my readers a bit of a break. So, today I'm going to discuss my 2020 goals and reflect on 2019 - the good and the bad, such …

A How-To: Managing through Periods of Instability, Depression, Insomnia, or Episodic PTSD Symptoms

Hi lovely readers, The last month and a half or so has been very challenging. Sobriety has brought me a lot of ease in many areas, but mental health related issues tend to become more apparent, at least in my case, when I am not coping with drugs. The first 3 months of being clean …

My Go-To Activities for Calming Trauma-Related Anxiety

Hi lovely readers, I've been writing a lot about trauma recovery and PTSD related things recently, and I apologize to those for whom this may not be particularly relevant, but lately these are the topics I've had to explore most. I want to make clear that the activities I'm recommending may suit me better than …