Eight years ago, on a rainy Tuesday evening in July, I left therapy and, in the quiet of a cab ride home, captured my therapist’s words before they slipped away into a moment in time. Flashforward to July 4, 2025, and my husband and I celebrated 1.5 years of marriage and 5.5 years together. My … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: A Love That Heals
Month: September 2025
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Book 29/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Original 2015 ReviewJust finished reading this, and I really wished I read this before I watched the movie. I watched the movie because seemingly everyone was going on and on about it, and how good it is. Maybe it's because I'm not a movie person (I much … Continue reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Book 28/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Spare, a memoir by Prince Harry, chronicles The Duke of Sussex’s life from his childhood and the tragic death of his mother, Princess Diana, to his military service, marriage to Meghan Markle, and subsequent step back from royal duties. The memoir’s title highlights Prince Harry’s position as … Continue reading Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Every year on September 10, the world pauses for World Suicide Prevention Day. It is a reminder that we can all come together, not just with words but with real action, compassion and care to help prevent suicide. This observance began in 2003, and more than twenty years later it feels just as important, maybe … Continue reading World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Mental Health Monday: this is me trying
They told me all of my cages were mentalSo I got wasted like all my potential That lyric is from this is me trying, a track off Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album folklore, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year. I adore everything about the song, but right now that particular lyric is … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: this is me trying