For as long as I can remember (which TBH, is not a long time) I’ve always been a ‘waiting for the other shoe to drop’ kinda gal. So it’s no surprise that making a game plan for how to handle a depressive episode was the first thing I did once my clinical depression lifted for the first time, just twelve months ago. You see, while I do like to try to...
If you’ve struggling with your sleep and have been asking yourself “does depression make you sleepy, tired, and fatigued?”… I’ve got your answer! ...
When we are super depressed, we are not equipped to do seemingly normal things. Like household chores, exercise, work, shower, etc. And like don’t get me wrong, I know EVERYONE struggles with being productive at one time or another but it’s a whole different beast when you are depressed or really struggling with your mental health....
This is the ULTIMATE holiday depression guide. And I'm Michelle, your tour guide through the holiday depression journey. I have struggled with clinical depression my entire life, so I happen to know a little somethin, somethin about surviving the holiday blues and depression that can come along with it. This post is jam packed with over 6000 words of my BEST tips for powering through yourr holiday depression. Let me...
Have you ever gone to therapy and your therapist was all ‘you know, I really think 10 minutes of journaling each day can help you work through or at least alleviate some of your feelings/pain’ and then you’re all like…...
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Sleep and I have this weird highschool-esque relationship. I love sleep, but it plays hard to get. I more often than not struggle to fall asleep but I have found some tools that improved my sleep over the last year or so and thought they’d be helpful to share....
Do you ever feel… like, paralyzed? Or like, just an overwhelming sense of feeling stuck? Like you know you have a bunch of shit to do (or you should have a bunch of shit to do) and your brain is telling your body it’s supposed to move, but it just like… doesn’t? saylahvee....
I’m Michelle, the girl behind the screen of saylahvee. Think of me as your mental health big sister slash best friend slash guide out of the depths of mental health, depression, and anxiety struggles....
I feel like fear is such an interesting topic and also, a super important one. Once I got a grasp on my own fears, I was able to start navigating through other aspects of my struggles with depression and anxiety in a different light than I had in the past. ...