"Healthy masculinity is displayed when a man is secure and confident enough in himself that he doesn't need a woman to be weak or less in order to compensate. This provides space for a woman to walk in healthy femininity, having no need to fight to prove herself capable and worthy to man. She is able to flourish due to the empowerment he gives her through his...
I’m in this weird space right now that’s new but also not new at all. It’s a little scary though that’s for sure, because it came about pretty fast and very unexpectedly... Or, as we all say in 2021, unprecedented. But really.Until I was about, I don’t know? Maybe 22? 23? I didn’t want kids. I grew up in a large family and...
disclaimer: usually around this time of the year, my mental health takes a crash. between winter and struggling with my birthday, as well as some hard dates, it’s just rough. this year is certainly no exception with the pandemic, lack of normalcy, and constant political tension from the recent election and upcoming inauguration. something i’ve been thinking about a lot lately, is the demographic...
easter used to be my favorite holiday. partially because i genuinely loved the celebratory idea of hope and freedom, and admittedly, because i was tired of Christians ridiculing me for saying the fourth of july was my favorite holiday because it doesn’t have anything to do with Jesus. (“okay, but it *does* have to do with freedom, and that goes hand in hand...
Vulnerability. Even typing that word creates small bubbles of emotions that rise to the surface and pop! Quickly and unexpectedly. My chest has tiny tremors of tension and a few muscles in my arms tense. My breath catches or is held for the briefest moment.. For me, vulnerability is often associated with the words “risk”, “pain”, and “fear”. Not all the time though....
I have mixed feelings about posting (and even writing) something about this whole “past decade/new decade” thing. Not to hate on the people who are doing that (because here I am doing it too) but jeez, it’s just so. much. I recognize that it’s potentially so overwhelming primarily because the past decade contained some of the most extreme years of growth and change...
I've sat down to write this blog for about two and a half months. I couldn't bring myself to do it because I didn't have the conclusion I thought I would. I thought I was going to have an epiphany about having joy while grieving. I still don't really have a conclusion, so if that's what you're looking for, I'm sorry but I...
