Moving Forward + Looking Up
"Inner peace does not usually look like being perfectly blissful or being pristinely calm. More often it is the awareness that tough emotions are moving through you without giving them control. You feel the chaos, choose not to give it any fuel, and intentionally move gently through your day. Yung Pueblo Artwork by @SarahxDesign Last…
Continue reading ➞ Maintaining Mental Health In the Day to Day
"Manage your reactions, but do not suppress your emotions."Yung Pueblo Artwork by @SarahxDesign I used to think that therapy was a place to get "fixed." Talk about my problems for an hour, get some helpful tips of how to manage the issues, and continue living in the same survival mentality. When I first started going…
"An old friend who has seen you evolve is an undeniably valuable connection. They always want to hear your raw and unfiltered truth - whether it's about a down moment or a victory. They know how hard you have worked to fully say goodbye to the past and move into a more vibrant life. Yung…
Continue reading ➞ How to be a friend to someone going through mental health struggles or healing
artwork by @SarahxDesign My mind is a minefield Bursting one by one – Thoughts of pain Thoughts of hope Tied together hard to untangle. Tears sit perched on my lower eyelid Waiting to jump Not ready to let go. How can I fight my mind when it is a part of me? In the end…
"It is not about being fully healed and then starting your life, it is about embracing healing as a lifelong journey while allowing genuine connections to organically emerge along the way." Yung Pueblo art by SarahxDesign Cover art by SarahxDesign (@sarahxdesign) Motivation for Change In preparing for this post, I reached out to one of…
The Honest Pursuit 