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It's almost like a reflex, someone passes by - my eyes go low. It's almost as if I am holding someone else, someone I sometimes don't even know, to a higher level than me. At first, it felt "respectful," but now it just feels degrading. Degrading because why cannot also look up when spoken to, or why can I just look you in the face and speak full sentences without looking away? Sure, when we talk about emotional situations, we may look away, but I am speaking of everyday conv

Hormone imbalance. I shrug my shoulders, roll up my sleeves, sink into a comfortable spot on the couch, and whisper, “I got this.” I breathe. And then it hits. The rush comes fast from my toes to my head. The breathing, the couch, the grounding… wait. I was ready. Except I wasn’t. My body is already standing. The words are already out. Bad mom? What did I just say? Damn it. I’m so sorry. Patience has always been part of who I am. Zen it. Reel it back in. Smooth it over with g

I was sitting watching tv. Just your typical Saturday afternoon. I felt this sadness. This sadness was different. I felt disassociated with the world around me. I look back, and I didn't even notice my children playing around me. I was just in this weird bubble. All I kept thinking to myself was I can't do this anymore. I need this pain to end. That was when I started to think I didn't want to live anymore. It was the scariest feeling ever because I always went through stages

As we close out 2025, I want to leave you with a story and a message that shifted how I view myself, my decisions, and the spaces I choose to occupy. It’s connected to a short speech that opened my eyes to how often we dim our light because of someone else’s perspective. The Dream I Almost Walked Away From For those who don’t know, teaching was my lifelong dream. I fought for it with everything I had. The fight for my dream happened after being removed from my university’s Fi