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Music: Coping with Anxiety

This is the 3rd installment of my music mini series of blogs about music for different moods and struggles. To see the post that started it all, check out Music: The Best Coping Strategy. This one is about songs I use to help myself cope when I’m struggling with anxiety.

As many of you probably know, anxiety (as a disorder) comes in a wide variety of forms, the most common being GAD or…

Music: Coping with Depression

*TRIGGER WARNING: depression, suicide, and suicidal thoughts*

With my last blog, Music: The Best Coping Strategy, came the demand for a mini series about music for different moods and struggles. This one is about songs I use to help myself cope when I’m struggling with depression.

I’m the kind of person that listens to songs that reflect the emotion I’m feeling. This helps me cope by…

Music: The Best Coping Strategy

I’m just going to preface this by saying my music taste is very much rock/metal with grungy, indie vibes. So if those aren’t genres you enjoy even a little bit, the songs in this blog won’t be for you. However, if you’re curious, you might find something you wouldn’t have listened to or discovered on your own! Some of my favourite songs were recommended to me by people I’ve never met or I…

The Art of Letting Go

“Letting go” is a term often met with anxiety and unease. It causes people to feel uncomfortable. Perhaps because of concepts like FOMO or “not living your best life”, or maybe it’s deep-seeded fear of loneliness or self doubt. Either way, letting go is a daunting and often complicated process. Now, when I say letting go, I mean in all aspects of life. Letting go of personal possessions that no…

20 Things to Do in Your 20’s

Being in your 20’s can be a very confusing time in someone’s life. Some 20-year-olds are going to college or university, some are starting their own businesses, some are starting  families and others are working full time, part time or not at all.  To get a true picture of what it’s like to be in your 20’s, check this out:

It doesn’t really matter where you’re at because everyone has their own…

FOMO is an acronym for Fear Of Missing Out. It is an intense feeling of anxiety that an exciting or interesting event is happening somewhere else without you. This anxious feeling is most often caused by social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat and Instagram, but can also be initiated by a in-person conversation, text, phone call or email.

With today’s technology, we are more…