Category: mental wellness

  • Your safe space, be it a human, let’s say… should be an inspiration, not strictly a refuge. You have to be willing to be what you think you deserve… that requires metamorphosis… change. You have to emulate the behaviors you crave to experience… The safe space needs healing too- your proximity will not always help,…

  • • Why Aren’t You Embracing Brokenness?

    Every version of yourself is worthy of love, especially the unhealed version. Yes- even romantic love.  It’s such a cop out, telling others to stop looking for love in their unhealed states. It implies that brokenness is an unacceptable thing to hold space for, consequently turning love into an exclusive reward when it should be…

  • • How Much is Too Much?

    *I do not own this artwork* It’s so hard to pull back on love sometimes, especially when you know someone needs it.  I meannn, this is coming from someone who psychoanalyzes the villain of the story to try to pinpoint where love could have saved the day… So if this doesn’t interest you, see you…

  • Check on Your Friends, Please.

    Life is so hard right now- for everybody, undoubtedly.  But it’s especially hard for our friends with mental illnesses.  I think about that damned day 11 years ago every single time I lay my head down to sleep. It was Christmas Eve of 2014, and I didn’t want a taste of my grandmother’s cherry cheese…

  • I promise you that no one is deliberately being “too sensitive” unless they’re intentionally practicing manipulation.  Usually the difference is abundantly clear. For example, I used to date someone that would say “are you yelling at me?” every time I spoke firmly about my boundaries. That is one hundred percent manipulation. To use the same…

  • 4 Daily Wins

    Lover Girl firmly believes in 4 daily wins to help you keep your mental wellness prioritized and peaceful. When broken down, the plan is simple. The follow through is what makes you a savage. Don’t think too much – just do what calls to you. Here are the sectors.  Mental: a mental win is an…