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Kate Saxton
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
Five Hours and I’m There
Kate Saxton writes about her mother's patience and how much it's meant to her over the years
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Kate Saxton
- May 5, 2021
- 6 min
I'm Sorry, Thank You
(CW: Self-harm, suicide) On the morning of March 18, I woke up to an empty house. My roommates had work and errands to run so I sat by...
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Katie Wilkerson
- Mar 31, 2021
- 6 min
Drawing a Line Between the Heart and the Mind
Hearts? Minds? They are equally complex. When you combine relationship issues with mental health struggles, the accompanying confusion...
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Emma Oberle
- Mar 29, 2021
- 6 min
I Don't Know Her
(CW: self-harm, substance abuse) I want to begin this with a disclosure: Vulnerability is my archnemesis. Like, if vulnerability were a...
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Christina Lyn Jevicky
- Mar 24, 2021
- 8 min
The Antidote: Self-love & Gratitude
“You don’t think I love you because you don’t love yourself.” I wish I could credit the author of this quote, but I can’t for the life of...
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Kyle Tiller
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
I'm Broken, Let Me Fix You
For the quote-unquote therapist friend and anyone that has googled “reasons to accept that I am worthy of love.”
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Maddy Sutka
- Mar 15, 2021
- 7 min
I Feel Like the Fat Villain in My Own Life
Fat is bad. That’s been taught to me since I was a child. Characters like Ursula and the Queen of Hearts showed me the blueprint for an...
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Lauryn Jackson
- Mar 12, 2021
- 6 min
Coping Through Creation
Some kids looked up to superheroes when they were growing up. Others turned to public servants or pop stars. As a socially-anxious...
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Lola Estok
- Mar 10, 2021
- 6 min
Seen Anything Good? - M*A*S*H
Welcome to Seen Anything Good? a monthly series where I tell you which shows to binge-watch when you need help coping with the state of...
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Josh Hoiem
- Mar 8, 2021
- 7 min
Musical Martyrs and the 27 Club
Sometime in the mid-1930s, Robert Johnson met the devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi and sold his soul to master the guitar. Or...
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Elizabeth Pamboukian
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
Thank You: A Breakup Story
It’s February 13th, yes the day before that holiday. My eyes are swollen, I have a piercing headache and everything smells like Jose...
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Katie Wilkerson
- Mar 3, 2021
- 8 min
Small Town Therapy: The Journey to Getting My Meds Right
It took a lot of convincing to get my mother to take me to see a therapist. In my Southern Baptist hometown, sadness was viewed as a...
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Maddy Sutka
- Mar 1, 2021
- 7 min
How Traveling Europe Saved My Life
I was encouraged to apply to study abroad by a guy I was head over heels for. I romanticized the idea, I was going to have the...
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blossom mag
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Editors' Note - March 2021
Growing up, I was always told I was “blossoming” into a young lady. I had books and magazines to guide me through the changes in life and...
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