I’ve written about red flags before, but I recently realised it is time to write about abuse and how to recognise it. Someone asked me how I choose topics to write about. When it comes to topics like abuse and red flags, I mostly write because I hear horror stories from my girlfriends. I write […]
Category: Mental Health
Letting Go of Timelines
If you’ve spent the first two decades of your life daydreaming about when things will happen in your life, letting go of timelines can be heartbreaking. Finish university by 23, get married by 25, have a first child by 28. Sounds familiar? Perhaps with slight variations, a lot of us have similar timelines. Maybe yours […]
Learning How to Set Boundaries
Learning how to set boundaries was one of my key lessons in 2022. I read books on boundaries, I talked to a counsellor about it, and I spoke to my friends about it. I did my best to learn not only how to set boundaries, but also how to implement consequences once those boundaries are […]
Recovering After Sexual Abuse
This isn’t an easy topic, but neither is recovering after sexual abuse. The healing process will take time, effort and ideally outside support, but it is absolutely possible. I’m not writing this from the perspective of a professional. I’m writing it as someone who’s gone through it and felt every emotion that comes with it. […]
Forgiving Yourself
I’ve spoken about what forgiveness looks like in a previous post, but I feel like forgiving yourself is a whole other category. You’re the only person you’ll have to live with for the rest of your life. If you are constantly beating yourself up for something you did or didn’t do, you’re not exactly great […]
Learning What Forgiveness Looks Like
December is a time of reflection for most of us, and I recently realised that my core theme of 2022 has been learning what forgiveness looks like. It’s kind of funny writing about it now, having had to face severe anger that would keep me up at night. Sometimes it would even show up in […]
Moving Forward
2022 for me has been all about learning to be patient in quiet seasons, to feel and process my emotions, and to be less passive and moving forward. This year has been fairly calm, but with that came a lot of waiting and uncertainty. In January, I finally left Amazon after around 5 years of […]