The feeling of being constantly misunderstood can take a toll on you emotionally, and it is challenging when your intentions are for the best. Still, the absence of mutual understanding allows for the differences to remain. I realize the importance of not taking misinterpretations personally, but the human in me cannot help it. Moments like […]

The realization and coming to terms are almost as traumatic as the experience that brought you here. Every year, I tend to set unrealistic goals for the coming year; I stay committed for approximately six weeks before the excuses begin to formulate. This year, I told myself I was no longer setting anything so far-fetched;

On nights like this, I always find myself reminiscing on the falsehood of what I thought was a fairytale. I spent years feeling like I was someone so special to an individual who would treat the next person the same. In my mind, everything was so genuinely perfect that I couldn’t imagine being so easily

Some days are harder to deal with many of the emotions I experience, the feeling of being out of place, and just being unhappy. I always try to fuel myself with the things that bring satisfaction; I’m learning it is not as easy as one may believe. I’m very jealous, but not in a way

As I sit back and reflect on how far I have come, I still find myself choked up in many situations. I’ve tried to suppress the traumas because dealing with them would require me to become vulnerable, which was not something that I was prepared to do. My inability to be honest with myself caused

By: Mikayla Montgomery It’s been a while, and I can honestly say that things have been flowing. So much has happened in such a small duration of time. I published a book and founded a nonprofit; I know when I began this journey, I said that I would remain anonymous, but God had other plans.

Today I am grateful; I challenged myself to tackle a negative behavior that I wanted to free. This process is far from easy; volunteering to isolate yourself takes discipline, a lot of it. I was amazed to notice the guilt I began to hold just for doing it all cold turkey. Be Proud! Breaking free

Life has been a little calmer these last few days; I’ve been cautious of what I feed my children and myself. I’m not speaking solely about nutritional value, but everything we consume daily. The small things seem to leave the highest impact, yet they’re done so carelessly. Questioning my discipline is something I learned over

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting; lately, I have also been eager to write, but I couldn’t even process the emotion I was feeling. I felt a mental breakdown was about to happen, and nothing I could do about it. Low self-worth and love are so dangerous when we face traumatic experiences. We feel

This weekend has been one of the most challenging three days of my life. I don’t believe we can ever fully prepare ourselves for loss, as it happens so suddenly. Having to pretend that you’re strong when you’re crumbling on the inside is draining, but I can’t begin to imagine the pain they have in