I know I am not alone when I say I struggled with the "supposed to's". It was my birthday week, so it was supposed to be a great week. And for the most part it was. But it really all felt like it came crashing down the day after when I felt really self conscious … Continue reading It’s Okay To Start Again – You Are Recovering & Growing
In my presentations, I talk about how for so long people thought I had it all together, so they didn't always feel the need to check in. And then sometimes I scroll through my Instagram and think, well there are probably some students and student-athletes that I talk to that still think I have it … Continue reading I Still Struggle, Just Like You, That’s Okay
There is a lot of uncertainty in the world right now. There is a lot of pain in the world right now. It can be overwhelming at times. I have seen a lot of posts about how if you are silent right now with everything going on with the riots and people of color being … Continue reading Talking About Things That Make Us Uncomfortable, Can Set Us Free
Today has been one of those days where I woke up not feeling great, and then looked at my phone to be filled with upsetting news. And from there, it just felt like everything kept making me upset, I kept second guessing myself.It's easy to become consumed in the fact that it seems that other … Continue reading Be Patient With Yourself, You’re Doing The Best You Can
One of the biggest parts of self-love and self-care is being patient with ourselves.I remember when my therapist told me that what I was going through with my mom's health was a form of "extended trauma". And I think about how this situation we are dealing with right now with COVID-19 is much of the … Continue reading Self-Love Means Allowing Yourself to Feel How You Feel
Beautifully Simply You 