What I learned about love and anger from my preschooler during emotional repair after yelling.
Category Archives: Mental Health
Knowing What To Ignore
Reflections on quote regarding attention from Yuval Noah Harari in the book Homo Deus.
Hello!
What I’m working on personally at the moment: getting light, narrating phone use, and taking vitamins.
Words By Emily
One Happy Blueberry was the armor that protected me from the fear of putting my light out in the world. Now I’m ready to better align my name and content.
You Are What You Pay Attention To
Our attention is valuable to brands and entertainers, sure, but it’s also valuable to us. What I see, what I watch, what I read — it all shapes my thoughts and, by extension, my reality.
You Can Opt Out
There are some things in life we just can’t change. But there are others that we most definitely can.
Just One Thing
You are not meant to be just one thing.
Donuts And Diet Culture
Diet culture did not topple as I chewed that delicious, delicious fried dough. My act of self-care can’t take down a system, and I shouldn’t expect it to. The donuts were never meant to #smashthepatriarchy; they were just meant to be delicious. And I hear donuts are excellent fuel for the work ahead
Emotions Are Information
Emotions are responses to chemical and contextual cues. They provide a type of information that is not conveyed easily through other means. The trick is to interpret that information well.
It’s Normal
Our society wants us to treat each day the same. To expect the same productivity, the same results. But that’s not normal. It is normal to behave differently when the circumstances are different. And darkness definitely qualifies as a circumstance.