Appreciating Those Who Helped in a Crisis is Another Step in the Healing Process We’ve all probably found ourselves in a situation where we feel lost and it seems like the world is ending. When we get in those situations, the best feeling in the world is having someone to support you. At the time, Read more

Learning to Live with the Memories of Hurricane Katrina’s Aftermath in a Sustainable Way Story Link Read more

If you’re like me, you don’t feel comfortable in front of a camera. For many people in larger bodies, they don’t like seeing pictures of themselves. I’m told by others and see on social media where people say they not only don’t like seeing pictures of themselves, but they feel uncomfortable in spaces like the Read more

In past posts I’ve alluded to how taking control of my mental health helped support my wellness journey. When I got a grasp on my mental health, I was able to start focusing on other things. This doesn’t mean I still don’t have issues with my mental health, because no matter what, we’ll all hit Read more

Recently I wrote about my experience in coping with and dealing with the mental block of understanding my size. After spending most of my life living in a larger body, surprisingly, there’s a lot to overcome mentally. We would think that losing weight would be extremely satisfying, but we often don’t recognize that it comes Read more

Over the last few months, I have been on the go a lot.  It’s my summer break, so you would think that it would be a great time to slow down. Unfortunately, I don’t often think like that. In my mind, I have a few months to get as much in as I can before Read more

While I’m gaining confidence in myself, I am also trying to go through a mental transformation of reminding myself where I’m at.  This sounds egotistical, and it is.  As I said, society tells us to judge those who are different.  As I physically change, I have noticed some positive and negative mental changes happening.  This Read more

As you go through your wellness or weight loss journey there are many challenges you will face and changes to make to your lifestyle.  Most are expected, but there will be surprises.  This isn’t bad but could be surprising.  The biggest surprise and something I’m still getting used to is my size.  This may sound Read more

A while back I wrote about challenging yourself beyond what you thought was possible.  As your confidence grows, you will find yourself experiencing things you never thought you could.  Challenging yourself to try new things doesn’t have to just focus on an extremely physical challenge, like I talked about previously.  It could mean trying something Read more