I HATE this quote…

Sigh. It’s quotes like this one from Kate Moss that helped imprint into my teenage mind that I had to be thinner. I had to take up less space. I needed protruding hip bones, and an impossibly flat stomach. That it wasn’t possible to like myself, let alone love myself, if I was anything butContinue

What happened when I finally took off the mask…

For most of my life I have worn a mask. The mask has changed over the years, grown with me, but I made sure it was still there, hiding the truth of who I am. I could never take it off, because I was afraid of people finding out about my battles with mental health.Continue

The meaning of life

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. John Lennon John Lennon was a lyrical genius. This is perhaps not a particularly surprising statement to make,Continue