I knew I was gay from quite a young age. I distinctly remember an argument that my parents and I were having (most likely because I was being a brat and they had taken all my technology away from me, …
Tag: personal narrative
Where I called home
Recently, I’ve just moved out of the house that I have lived in for 20 years. Not to move out on my own just yet, but to my grandparents for a few months while our family home is being demolished …
Words are like barbed wire.
Selfishness equates to the misalignment of yourself from social situations. It is the lack of human understanding on a deep emotional level. To a hammer, all problems look like nails. Words are the nails and we are the hammers. For …
Valentine’s Day confessions from a Single Boy
Yay Valentines Day is here again. A day where love is spread across the globe in various forms making all the single people of the world squeamish and ripe with a furious anger. I LOVE seeing couples everywhere confessing their …
20 years of secrets
Five days ago I turned twenty and it got me thinking, ‘Have I really grown up that much in a year? Why is 20 of all years celebrated?’ This year has been the year of really discovering who I am …
The sharp nailed claw grasping My Heart
Trigger Warning: This post delves into feelings of anxiety and depression. I There is a piercing pain in an individual’s heart when they experience anxiety. Not only are they always on edge but they second guess each and every action …
It’s okay for boys to cry.
Narrative therapy assists in understanding a variety of socio-political issues in our society which varies from personal life, employment and industry. It is human nature to express feelings and qualities through narrative (Ingraham, 2017), crafting an individual persona which adheres …
The Clear Pane of Soundproof Glass
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” ~Brene Brown We are inherently taught to hide our weaknesses to convey our strengths to society. This statement …
I’m ‘authentic’. Fire me.
A writer’s got to write. The discussion which circulated the class this week included the notion of ‘writing in public’ while keeping the professional realm of the world in mind. The class’ main perspective towards this topic is to stay away …
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