Recovery How I Get Relief From My Private Scars I have been getting tattooed for the past 17 years, but I never understood why. I think I have found some clarity, so I figured I would offer that perspective. If you have tattoos, it may make sense to you as well. For perspective purposes, I want to note that about 70% of my body is covered in tattoos. Written by Zach Gray July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Recovery Why Do I Feel So Much Rage? I remember feeling so much rage directed toward, my father. After every outburst of pure rage, I will feel relief like something has been released. To someone watching on the sides, the magnitude of my reactions looked excessive. I on the other end, I almost always failed to notice these outbursts of rage. Written by Joel Mwakasege May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Recovery How I Found Stability in My Life After Years of Suffering I struggled with my mental health for years but didn’t think I had a problem. I was riding an emotional rollercoaster for so long, I accepted these high and low states as part of who I was. I labeled myself as being a sensitive person. Emotions flooded my brain in certain situations while I floundered about trying self-regulate. Written by Kathrine Meraki April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Recovery On Perpetrators, Victims, and Fighting to Be Heard After every atrocity one can expect to hear the same predictable apologies: it never happened the victim lies, exaggerates, brought it upon herself, and in any case, it's time to forget the past and move on. The more powerful the perpetrator. Written by Joel Mwakasege May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
One More Medical Treatment that Causes Infertility In Women I was 11 years old, waiting for the doctor to call me and my mom to come to see him. It was an exciting day that every relatively tall 11-year-old would experience; the day you get a glimpse into the future. They must have run a handful of tests, but I only remember finding out […] Written by Ysabeau Kloeg July 31, 2021August 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When I Say I Love You I Mean It When I say I love you I mean it. I’m talking about how I feel when you open up the front door after a long day at work. The door swings open, you roll your bike into the kitchen, and a smile forms on your face. It quickly makes it way to your kind eyes […] Written by Abby Quigle July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Is the Importance of Humanities In Our Lives? Anyone who knows me knows how defensive I am when i answer what is the importance of humanities in our lives. I’ve been a consistent academic performer all my life, bagging decent, even impressive scores in subjects I know I have absolutely no aptitude for (which just goes to show that much of our education […] Written by Sneha Sivaramakrishnan July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Do You Recognize These Hidden Signs of Fading Love? There’s a lot of things a strong relationship is able to overcome and power through; the death of a loved one, financial crisis, hefty compromises, trouble in the bedroom… and so on. Yet, there is something that can be the death of a relationship that goes seemingly undetected until it’s all too late — indifference. […] Written by Emma Loveday June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Counter Intuitive Truth About Life Life is messy. Nothing rarely goes to plan. If it goes to plan. The plan will change. The plan implies control. Do you feel in control? I don’t. Control is an illusion. From clever men. Who believe they can control the ocean. Or tame it. The ocean is the ocean. The hope is to navigate […] Written by Joel Mwakasege May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
