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Category Archive: Health & Wellness

A Different Kind Of Grief

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I don’t miss anyone as much as I miss who I once was when I looked in the mirror.

Alison July 31, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

No One Is Entitled To My Business

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“Yes, I am allowed to pick and choose what I divulge to others. And, as a matter of fact, I’m allowed to change my mind.”

Caitlin Zaugg July 24, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

Blessings Wrapped in Sandpaper

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But we aren’t objects or equipment, we are people, so unfortunately we snap and break at times, no matter how much we try to hold it all together.

Brandy Lewis June 13, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

On Being My Own Worst Critic

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I’m tired of this vicious internal cycle of unrealistic expectations, ultimate failure, abuse. I have the whole damn society to do that for me, and here I am, doing the work. Typical.

Jenika McCrayer (She/Her) June 5, 2019 Health & Wellness, Social Issues & Politics, Work & Money

Becoming Next-Level Bee

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As everyone knows, childhood isn’t always easy. I grew up in a household with two parents that loved […]

Lady May 16, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

My Good Friend Ana

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Mind, body, reflection are no longer mine;
Her control becomes stronger with passing time.

Lady May 10, 2019 Health & Wellness, Poetry

Learning to Let Myself Grieve

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I start to think of how I have never let myself actually notice my growth but instead, kind of skipped from point a to point b, closed my eyes for a second and opened them to see a new woman with the same smile staring back at me in the mirror.

Lady May 3, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

Missing Caitlin

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She was beautiful and funny. She was cautious, yet spontaneous. She was certainly insecure but so, so brave. She was so many things, all at once.

Caitlin Zaugg May 1, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

Seeking Love Elsewhere

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My parents hissed, howled, gnashed their teeth at me in order to prepare me for “the real world” […]

Jenika McCrayer (She/Her) April 30, 2019 Health & Wellness, Poetry, Relationships & Community

Leaving Chicago

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Chicago. I lost myself here. I found myself here. And now I’m ready to get the hell out of here.

Becky April 29, 2019 Health & Wellness, Relationships & Community

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