This past month, I stepped and stayed out of my comfort zone by spending just over 3 weeks in the beautiful country of Colombia. To sum my trip up in one word, it was life-changing. (I think technically that's two words but I don't care). As I flew away from Chicago, I felt different this … Continue reading World Traveler Part 1: Colombia
Author: Alyssa
I am a pansexual, cisgender senior in college majoring in sociology. I am a progressive feminist, and I am working on improving my own mental health and body image! She/Her/Hers
Gratitude
I haven't posted in quite some time out of pure indecision on what to write about; I didn't want to write just to write, I wanted to write something meaningful. Seeing as Thanksgiving is tomorrow, it seemed fitting to write about gratitude. I have always thought it to be odd to be grateful for only … Continue reading Gratitude
Being Trapped Set Me Free
Last week, Thursday I had my usual appointment with my counselor except this appointment did not end the way they usually do. It ended with me being escorted to the hospital per my counselor's suggestion. To an empty hospital room with a glass wall so I could be watched at all times. While I do … Continue reading Being Trapped Set Me Free
My Tattoos
Some people prescribe to the idea that you ought not get tattoos unless they carry a profound meaning, while others believe that your body is a canvas and you are the one holding the paintbrush. I believe people have the right to do what they want in terms of tattoos; your tattoo being meaningful or … Continue reading My Tattoos
Starving For More
As a consumer living in America, I have always had a desire to have more. More friends, more clothes, more makeup, more technology, more things that indicated I was cool, essentially. Well there was a time in my life, not long ago in the slightest, that I decided to follow the "less is more" ideology … Continue reading Starving For More
This Is Me
Thanks for visiting my blog! "You are enough, you are so enough, it is unbelievable how enough you are" - Sierra Boggess I have recited that quote dozens of times, yet I still can never quite believe it. At least when it comes to … Continue reading This Is Me
