Category: Mental Health
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Doomscrolling Letters
My days are quiet. At times, the quiet feels like that moment in a movie where some pivotable realization occurs to the protagonist and the viewer instantly floods with empathy. At other times, I just want to talk to someone. Enter the wild west of social media. I make a conscious effort to not open…
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Scrolling Houses On Zillow With No Moving Plans
This post contains content that may be triggering to some. For more info please click here. The time is 9:48 pm and I’ve come across the most beautiful home at the foot of a mountain in Utah in the curated list RedFin has emailed me. It has exposed brick in the kitchen, wooden beams in…
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Mental Health, Her & Him
I’ve recently been getting a lot of targeted ads for Hers. It’s an online service that allows women to fill out a questionnaire and receive antidepressants and antianxiety medication through the mail. I have so many issues with this. 1. Only women get anxious and depressed? The depiction of only women in these ads contributes…
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PODCAST: The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
How does our early experiences with media shape how we view our body? How we are complicit in body terrorism? Support local bookstores and buy the book here
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Hi, My Name Is…
Blythe Baird in her book, “If My Body Could Speak,” writes “I used to find empowerment in labels, Now I feel suffocated by them.” I felt that in my core. When I was a kid, I wanted to be PRETTY. I wanted to be SMART. I was a WRITER. When I was an adolescent, I…
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PODCAST: Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds
We experienced a collective quarantine. It changed us all. How did it change you? Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin collaborated to create this impactful piece of art in the form of a book. Buy it here.
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PODCAST: Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
America the Beautiful! What does that really mean? What is considered a “beautiful” woman in America? Tressie McMillan Cottom examines why proximity to whiteness determines beauty. I reflect on how my biraciality has shaped my idea of beauty. Buy Thick and Other Essays here.
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Social Media Detox – How It’s Going
Back in April 2022, I decided to take a break from social media, more specifically: Instagram and Facebook. I could not stop myself from scrolling Instagram in any free moment I had. I would “just check” the app at least 100 times a day. Facebook was not as frequent, but I couldn’t remember a recent…
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Schema Theory
Schemas develop as behaviors that were once helpful in childhood but are exaggerated in adulthood. This overview is taken from Tara Bennett-Goleman’s ‘Emotional Alchemy’. I highly recommend giving it a read. It provides a much more in depth look at schemas, how they are formed, how they become maladaptive, and how to develop healthier responses…
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Idols and Schema Theory
In “Women Don’t Owe You Pretty” by Florence Given, she writes: “You are not in love with your idols – they are just mirroring the greatness that already exists within you.” I found this fascinating. I am consumed with why we become fascinated with the things that fascinate us. My 8-year old is constantly asking…
Tif Cohen 