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“You have the gift of being able to see people for who they could be; just don’t mistake that for who they are.” I knew he was right when he said it, and I also knew I was already making that mistake. My history with love is not one with a happy ending – though […]
I know first hand what its like to be called names and to be affected by things. They would call me fat, they would call me promiscuous in different words. At the time, when I was 12-years-old, that was like the end of the world. To me, bullying is one of my biggest platforms. Lets
Love is Louder (some thoughts on Amanda Todd) Read More »
This month at Libero Magazine we are talking about Friendship, and so I thought I’d take this opportunity to write a letter to you – my friends. I suppose you could call this an ‘open letter’, but I want you to know that I wrote it with each and every one of you in mind.
Dear Friends, there are some things I want you to know about my Eating Disorder Read More »
Today as I left my afternoon class I was feeling pretty low. Actually, the feelings had kicked in about thirty minutes into my class and had escalated to the point that once class was over I felt on the verge of a completely depressive state. As I walked to my car, I wondered how this
Being Hungry Because We’re Emotional vs. Being Emotional Because We’re Hungry Read More »
I was recently asked by Arielle Lee Bair to write a guest post for her blog on Confidence. Here it is: “Self-love lies as the ground of love; but the paradoxical passion of self-love when at its highest pitch wills precisely its own downfall.” -Søren Kierkegaard Pride: “A high or inordinate opinion of one’s own
Confidence vs. Pride Read More »
The criticism I’ve received from Libero Network’s #StopFitspiration Movement has not been easy for me to digest. For months I have sat on all of the comments, unsure what to do, what to make of them, or whether or not to respond. But I’ve found my voice now, and this is what I have to say:
A Response to the Critics… Read More »