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Posted by Mackenzie H. on 21st January 2021

How I Overcame My Fear of Pain

Acknowledging your pain is an important step in recovery “There’s nothing wrong with a little pain…in fact, sometimes it takes death to teach us about life; it takes misery to teach us about joy. So, embrace it when it comes. Say it’s a part of life… Experience it!… Let it come out. Then forget it.” […]

Read Article 7 Min Read Coping

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 19th August 2020

You Are Enough: A Note to Those Who Have Been Bullied

Have you ever been told that you aren’t good enough? Have you ever been brainwashed to believe that this world would be better off without you? Bullying and cyberbullying have become an unstoppable storm in our world today. Thousands of young people are living with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and many other mental health illnesses […]

Read Article 7 Min Read Bullying

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 27th July 2020

The Only Way Out is Through: Tips and Advice from Survivors to Survivors

Content warning: sucicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorder  As someone who struggles with mental illness. I know how challenging living with it can be. Sometimes we feel like giving up. Sometimes we don’t understand why we are like this. Sometimes our minds haunt us even when we think we are happy.  So instead of letting the […]

Read Article 12 Min Read Anxiety

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 1st July 2020

The Joy of Slowing Down

The world has slowed down. And so have I. I have given more time to listening—listening to my heart, to the new season before me, and to my faith. In these moments, I trade chaos for contentment. These are the moments when my steps sing in joy. These are the moments when my true, genuine, […]

Read Article 4 Min Read Self-Care

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 26th May 2020

Grow Through What You Go Through

Life isn’t butterflies and rainbows. This is something we all know painfully well. Reality isn’t something we can run away or take a break from. Mistakes are made, we fall short of our expectations for ourselves, and no matter how hard we try, things still go wrong. I know that sometimes life doesn’t make sense […]

Read Article 7 Min Read Mental Health

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 15th April 2020

Life is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Try not to feel guilty about where you are right now. There can be so much pressure in life. It can come from every direction.  We hear the people around us asking the same tired, loaded questions, like, “Do you have a boyfriend?”, “When are you graduating college?”, “What do you want to do when […]

Read Article 5 Min Read Support

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 24th March 2020

Change Can Be Scary But It Can Also Be Beautiful

Change. What a funny concept. We all claim to believe in change being good, yet so many of us aggressively oppose it, myself included. And why? Why do we so adamantly deny change? We know it’s inevitable, healthy even, yet we run the other way. Because of familiarity. We crave routine, we yearn for consistency. […]

Read Article 4 Min Read Emotional Wellness

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 12th February 2020

10 Things I Learned in Trauma Therapy that Can Benefit Anyone

I’ve been going to trauma therapy regularly for the past year and a half, and even though there are times I would literally rather have a root canal that I didn’t need than go, I always end up leaving my therapist’s office feeling a little better about life. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder […]

Read Article 8 Min Read Coping

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 14th January 2020

You Are Stronger than Your Mental Illness

Seeking help is often the first step towards getting and staying well, but it can be hard to know how to start. It’s common to feel unsure, and to wonder whether you should try to handle things on your own. But it’s always ok to ask for help.  There are a lot of options for […]

Read Article 4 Min Read Mental Health

Posted by Mackenzie H. on 10th November 2019

Perfectly Imperfect

Just like my dad says, “At the end of the day, it’s all about looking in the mirror and liking what you see.” Many of us tend to create our own interpretation behind the meaning of “perfection.” The majority of us walk around and glance at our surroundings and peers while picking out the “perfect” […]

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