Here’s the thing. YOU OWE 2019 NOTHING. It does not get to travel with you. You decide what parts of that year you would like to pack on your trek into 2019. Lessons learned? Take them! Blossoming love? Grab it! Growing friendships? Bring them right along! Successes you are proud of? They can join the ride too.
Read MoreNo one has this thing called life figured out. Most people want to pretend that they do because they fear others. Most people want to uphold a vision of who they are that does not exist. Don’t let them jade you, girl.
Read MoreWhy don’t we flap our wings? Is it because the hope is sucked out of us from a young age? We constantly are told to be realistic?
Read More“Befriend people completely different from you. And I don’t mean just say hi, call them acquaintances, and go about your day. I mean really get to know them. Share your secrets with them. Swap your life stories. Travel with them, even if it’s just a quick road trip. It’s scary to be vulnerable to anyone, let alone to someone completely different from you.”
Read More“When people go to therapy, we always trace their issues back to their childhood. As a parent taking care of a kid, you can really mess their life up. You have to look at what they see and what they experience. People grow up with trauma.”
Read More“Bipolar disorder is like a rollercoaster and a subway. Bipolar will spin you through hoops and flips and then all of a sudden you are on a subway ride, just moving through the city.”
Read MoreDepression is a type of possession. It uses your body as a host for its destructive ways; parasitically feeding off any negative thoughts or feelings that enter your mind. It leaves you fighting for control of your own body, as it makes every decision for you.
Read MoreA few stats that you must know. In 2017, suicide was the second leading cause of death in ages 10-34. It is the 10th leading cause of death overall. Suicide is 100% preventable. We need to radically change how we fight this fight.
Read More“No matter where you are in life, there is always a place for you to have a 180. If we could get to a place to say I am okay with being vulnerable, people can support each other. It is always better when you have us verses me.”
Read MoreProject Passport CEO Sabriya Dobbins interviewed Kelsy Timas, business owner of 20+ years, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Yoga instructor, and wellness advocate on a beautiful October afternoon. Kelsy emphatically described her journey and vision of bringing wellness to the world.
Read MoreOnly becoming independent in 1964, Kenya has endured the fight to maintain their identity for centuries. Somehow with tenacity and determination, the country has risen from the ashes to maintain its special culture and heritage. This place is perfect for self-discovery for many reasons but here are a few key ones below:
Read More“It’s okay to not be okay! If you are not okay, it is okay to seek help. None of us are exempt. No one walking the earth is exempt from a mental health concern. Life is going to continue to happen and we want people to be equipped when it does,” Janay explains.
Read MoreEvery single person is born pregnant…metaphorically speaking. Every single person is born pregnant with a dream. This dream is the tiniest of seeds and unlike a nine-month pregnancy, it takes years to grow.
Read MoreDo you want to travel and explore the world but don’t have the money? Without sounding too much like a commercial ad, what if I told you that it’s entirely possible? I’ll be the first person to say that the money myth surrounding travel seems to be the #1 reason why people stay home.
Read MoreStress can absolutely suck the inspiration out of even the most creative people. Depression can take away the drive of the most motivated people. Anxiety can stop the most prolific speakers in their tracks. Burnout can ruin the most hardworking professionals in the industry.
Read MoreThea Butler, however, chose a unique study abroad path that allowed her to visit Hawaii, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, and Portugal all in one semester. How? By sailing 26.245 land miles around the world through the Semester at Sea program.
Read More“Change is possible for people if they put in the work,” says Lethea (Le) Pittman, mental health social worker at Access Family Services of Elizabethtown, NC. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), she works with people facing issues like depression, childhood trauma, psychosis, and substance abuse.
Read MoreCurrently working as a Therapeutic Triage Specialist at Alamance Regional Hospital of Burlington, NC, Camille Dukes Hester has seen it all. She is the woman who is there to support people when they are often at their lowest.
Read MoreYazmin Coleman never thought that she would end up in social work. Upon working in fields like dental health and office management, a college counselor opened the world of social work up to her and she never looked back.
Read MoreWhen you look up the word “fear” in the dictionary, it is defined as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger.”
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