Tag Archives: anxiety

Making ‘Lemonade’: Martin brings unique flair to counseling

Jessica Martin explains the importance of diversity in counseling in her office located in the Education Building, Tuesday. | Photo: Noah Dawlearn This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on March 7, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Most people probably wouldn’t imagine a group counseling curriculum based on Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” albumContinueContinue reading “Making ‘Lemonade’: Martin brings unique flair to counseling”

So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA

Here’s a little secret most people don’t know about me. I can’t even count the number of times I almost died. This is not an exaggeration. People ask me, how could you want to just end everything? You have your whole life ahead of you, you’re good at writing, and you’re so happy all theContinueContinue reading “So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA”

Being really honest about my daily life with anxiety

Content note: self-harm I realized something the other day. My anxiety has always been really bad. It used to make me throw up when I was a kid. Or get really dizzy. I often couldn’t put it into words. But it’s only just now that I could start expressing it in a way that myContinueContinue reading “Being really honest about my daily life with anxiety”

Winter isn’t always gloomy

So this was my second winter back in Texas. I was going through some of my old notebooks and throwing things away, and then I found this. My life continues to change so much and I’m so glad that I chose this path and this story, not the story that anyone else wanted to writeContinueContinue reading “Winter isn’t always gloomy”

Those nights kept me alive: Chat logs from my escape

Here’s another post from my escape. I’ve been remembering it in pictures and with an old email I wrote to friends explaining my situation as it was happening. Today, I’m posting some of my old chat logs. If you know someone who is being held too tightly, this is for you. If you are one ofContinueContinue reading “Those nights kept me alive: Chat logs from my escape”