My Story
My Story.
I have struggled with mental health since becoming a teen. I’ve been on and off anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication since I was 15 years old. It used to ruin my relationships, my friendships, and my family dynamic. But through a lot of self-work, and a lot of ups and downs, I’m still able to be here. I know who I am and what my purpose is. I still struggle yes, but when people say it gets better, it does. It always does.
In high school, I never knew what I wanted to do in life. Until someone pointed out how I’m constantly helping people sort out their relationship and personal issues. That stemmed into me looking at and being accepted into the University of Winnipeg and graduating this summer with a Bachelors of Arts in the Honours program (pending COVID, boo). I’m aiming for my PhD in clinical psychology as my love for the brain is ever-growing. I don’t know where my path will lead, but I do know that for right now, helping people through their mental health struggles has given me so much purpose.
Throughout the pandemic, I found my friends and coworkers coming to me for help more then normal, and this left me feeling drained and used. I constantly joked “I should be getting paid for this” or “when I graduate you’re gonna sure owe me!” But all joking aside, that made a light bulb go off in my head. I know I’m good at this – so why not branch out? Build my brand and reach out to those who have no idea the help and advice I can offer.
I went from feeling more depressed than usual, slow moving, and unmotivated to all of a sudden a pip in my step. I finally had something to look forward to in quarantine. I was always the one my friends turned to for advice on numerous subjects, but now I can put that towards an even larger scale!
I aim to post blogs regularly. From self-help tips, important psychology lessons, affirmations you can practice, and so on! I have an unlimited amount of energy devoted to all things mental health and if I can help even one person sort through and feel better about their thoughts – a purpose has been fulfilled.
