An Open Letter to My Therapists

I always needed therapy, but I didn't seek it out until after Mom died. Even then, it was with a therapist I later learned would be no good for me. It wasn't until after a trauma stopped my life that I sought someone better. Thanks to the efforts of two people, I was led to...

An Open Letter to My Inspiration

I was 16 when I discovered you on my new favorite television show. I tried to watch it every week, and I tried to catch up on the episodes I had not seen yet. I didn't know it then, but you would become my inspiration for art and more just a few years later. I...

An Open Letter to My Professors

I have been so incredibly lucky the last nine years of my life. From the horrible event that delayed my college education to present-day, I have been surrounded by people who have been there to help me every step of the way. One would assume your family would be the first in line to help...

An Open Letter to my Best Friend

We met in college. We had a few classes together, and eventually we found our way into the same Shakespeare group of Macbeth. We talked a little here and there, but we didn't become close friends until something happened on campus and you reached out to support me. From then on, our friendship blossomed into what...

The Journey Through Anxiety

It has been such a long time since I've posted, and I can't wait to bring this blog up to date! It's been a long and happy year so far, with only a few bumps along the way. Without too many details right this moment, I've been dating an incredible woman who has become quite...