Ever felt sadness when you see other friends hanging out with each other, having fun, and having a close connection? Do they seem joyful while you feel excluded? Loneliness can be crushing. Even in groups—at parties or gatherings—we can feel invisible, disconnected, or uncared for. This can lead to feelings of sadness and rejection. But […]
There was a time when I didn’t understand depression. When I knew someone was going through it, I would often think that they should just “cheer up”. And if they were a Christian, they needed to cheer up fast, because Christians don’t really struggle with things like that. My misconceptions all came to a halt […]
How did your interest in dance come about? My dad was a police officer and a DJ on the side. He passed away from a fatal car accident when I was a year old. When my mom was pregnant with me, he put his headset around my mother’s stomach and I would respond to it. […]
There was a particular type of job that I really wanted but although I felt capable, I also felt unqualified on paper, and that’s what I kept telling myself. The result of that self-talk was refusing to even apply to those types of positions. A spiritual mentor rebuked me on that frame of thought and […]