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A Love Letter To Teenage Girls

Hello lovely souls, My name is Olivia, and while I’m not currently a teenage girl…

It’s Time for the World to Find Its Humanity Again

 It is safe to say that we live in a very difficult environment within our…

Dawson’s Creek: Love, Life, and Teenage Angst, Fifteen Years Later

I remember it clearly.  As a freshman in high school, every day began with band…

The 6 Lessons I Learned While Living Alone

The media represents the quintessential millennial experience as living in a shared house or apartment…

Is Our Nostalgia Holding Us Back?

Nostalgia is a funny thing. It came up the other day in an eclectically charming…

The Reality of Dating When You’re An Emotional Masochist

By Kiran Edelstein I remember the exact moment when I found the term “emotional masochist,” and…

Disney Made Me Skinny Dip

My first exposure (ha) to skinny-dipping was “The Parent Trap.” When Annie James took the…

Lessons Learnt Growing Up On A British Council Estate

I grew up on a British council estate, which means many of you may think…

Loving Him Didn’t Heal Either of Us – Or Make Him Love Me Back

If it weren’t for him, I’m not sure I would have learned this to the…

How Learning To #BuildALadder Can Help Mitigate Your Depression

By Kelsey Morgan When one of my favorite YouTubers, Martina Stawski of Simon and Martina…

What Body Neutral Means to Me

Last weekend I was cleaning out my closet, and I came across a pair of…

I’m Still Living with PTSD from My Father’s ‘Punishments’

**Trigger warnings for abuse and suicidal thoughts** By anonymous I’ve been attending psychotherapy for just…

Sometimes a Quiet, Happy Life is Ambitious

I never used to think of myself as an ambitious person. Anyone who judges me…

Prince Harry Shows There’s Power in Showing Our Vulnerability

Recently, Prince Harry announced that he has been in counseling after years of not addressing…

Not All Dreamers Have Their Heads in the Clouds

As long as I can remember, my life has been peppered with the notion of…

“Hidden Figures” And The Importance Of Telling Stories About Women

In the prologue of Hidden Figures, Margot Lee Shetterly writes, “As a callow eighteen-year-old leaving…

How Serial Dating Became An Unexpected Form Of Self-Empowerment

One of my favorite bloggers, Leandra Medine, recently wrote an incredible article about the things…

Saying Goodbye to My Childhood Home And Safetynet

It’s hard to know how to feel when your parents inform you they are moving…

I Didn’t Believe In Miracles Until My Family Got One

When you’re 23, you don’t expect life to throw you many unexpected curve balls. There…

Cheryl Strayed’s Truth Bombs Inspired Me To “Write The Thing I Needed To Read”

by Marie Hansen I thought I might have to sit on the floor. I heard…