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Divorce: Advice from My Experience**Disclaimer: Out of respect for my family’s privacy, I will not be sharing details of my parents’ divorce in this post. Rather, I want to…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
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Getting Unstuck From That FunkWe’ve all been in those days where we just feel…off. And we’ve heard someone say “it’s just in your head!”, but personally, when my mind…Jun 13, 2022Jun 13, 2022
To Medicate or Not To Medicate?I started going to therapy in 7th grade, and my progress was pretty linear, which is extremely unusual. After about a year, my therapist…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022