Counseling has the potential to change the world; this belief resonates deep within me. I am a graduate student at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX studying Mental Health...
Mental Health
To that little girl, who saved my life
I’m 19 and I haven’t seen my family in over 2 years. I’m alone and I have zero friends and family where I live. One day I was at the store and this little girl smiled at me. That’s...
No ones judgement is harder then your own
When I started highschool I was in a mentally exhausting relationship, I was an honors/AP student and I started cheerleading. It was a lot, not only on my body, but also on my mind. I would...
Overcoming Advocacy Burnout
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, Julia Wiklander...
Finding Authenticity
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, Julia Wiklander...
What has death taught me?
Losing someone is hard, it shatters you. I remember as a child, I once cried for days when I lost my favourite toy. As a teenager, I experienced my first heartbreak when I lost a...
From Bondage to Mental Freedom
Freedom is possible!!! When I say those words I literally mean it’s possible! I recall so many challenging days in my life; when nothing but inward voices, hallucinations, depression...
Powered by Hylands Boston Marathoner
Hundreds of times a day we are faced with decisions. Some of those decisions have the potential to be life changing, yet we may be unaware at the time how life changing such a simple...
In Bloom Not Broken – Mental Health
I have suffered with mental illness for most of my life starting with self harm and depression at the age of 14 which then led to anorexia in my 20’s and later being diagnosed with...
What Makes you Vulnerable Makes you Beautiful
We learned about it in grade school when we were astonished to see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. How could something so guarded and caged transform into something so colorful and...