I can remember as a young girl looking at my mom with awe as she went out for the evening. She was in a fitted sparkly dress with high shoulder pads, black tights, and black heels. Her hair was perfectly feathered on each side and her cheeks had the perfect color pink on them. As she leaned in to curl her eyelashes and apply one more layer of eye shadow, I waited for her to spray her perfume as I could smell the remnants of it well after she left. She grabbed her purse and kissed me goodbye. I smiled back as I knew I wanted to be just like her.
Advocacy is very near and dear to my heart. And this was before I knew there was a word for it. If you are anything like me, you may have thought advocacy was this grand gesture of going half way across the world and helping others. Now do not get me wrong, that is beyond amazing. I just don’t want people to think that the work they do for themselves and others daily and on a smaller scale does not matter as much. I am here to tell you that it does matter. I am going to sound cliché for a second so bear with me, but even if you just help one person, you are making a difference. You really are!
The empowerment blogs, for me, are ones filled with many ups and downs. I remember when I was little, I wanted to be “powerful.” I wanted to empower people. I knew that from a young age. It made me feel good empowering others. I mean I know I am biased, but I was good at it. Friends and others would go to me for advice, and it just came so natural for me. Before you guys think I am tooting my own horn, just wait. So anyways, in case you haven’t caught on yet, I was good at empowering people, and the best part, is that it made me so incredibly happy. Well, that didn’t last too long.
Ahhh….one of my favorite words and topics. It just makes me feel good to say the word aloud. Do me a favor please. Say it aloud, and then say one person or thing that inspires you. Ok, now don’t you feel inspired? Or at least better than a few minutes ago? I hope the answer is yes, but if it’s not, you will feel inspired in no time!
The mental health blogs will focus on women’s mental health issues. Although mental health affects a multitude of people, the focus will be on this special group of people, WOMEN! You ask why? Well, this is because I am one and therefore, I know a little bit about this subject ;) I am just one woman with my own experiences so this blog will mainly discuss my experiences, thoughts and opinions, and of course suggestions. I share these aspects of my mental health in hopes that I can help anyone else who may be struggling with mental illness.