Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020!

Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! The end of the year was pretty hectic, so goodness knows it's been a while since my last post. I finished my first semester of interning, my second-to-last semester of grad school, and had my "winter break." I also had some pretty heavy hardships, so I'm looking forward to …

Winter (Depression)…Is Coming

For those of you who are not Game of Thrones fans, please ignore my cheesy title, and for those of you who are, sorry to make you cringe. It's been a minute since I wrote a post so I thought I would go with something that is more than an update, but also ties into …

Thinking Out Loud

Hi all, I'm working on being a little more active on the blog when I have free time, which can be pretty hard to come by with my busy schedule! So even though I just posted about my internship and getting started with kids on my caseload, I thought I'd give a quick little "thinking …

Starting My Caseload!

Hi everyone! As the title of this post alludes, I'm finally starting to see students and build up my own caseload at my school social work internship! This stuff is exciting, because up until now, my job has mostly been writing reports, observations, groups, meetings, and paperwork; I haven't had a whole lot of therapeutic …

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!

Hello everyone, and Happy Fall! I know it may sounds cheesy, or "basic," but Fall is my favorite season of the year, so I'm pretty excited that today is the first day of the new season. Summer isn't bad, but it's also not my favorite so I'm not too devastated to see it come and …

Rock Bottom (trigger warning)

I have been struggling to find the words to explain what's been going on, or how I've been feeling as of late. Although there is no graphic content, for those of you who are sensitive to the topics of alcohol or self-harm of any kind, this post may not be for you. I've been struggling …

First Week of Interning

I have officially survived my first week of interning! While the first day was a bit hectic, I feel like I'm starting to find my groove a bit more. We're still holding off on giving me my caseload of students just so I have some more time to acclimate to the school and finish up …

Starting A New Chapter

Hey everyone! It's been too long since my last post, but I wanted to make sure I took some time to make a little post before things got too crazy. Finances As of today, I've started working both with my internship, as well as a part-time side gig to make some extra money. Finances have …

The Future Is Coming

I've been doing quite a bit of thinking about what the next year of life is going to look like, and what all comes next in my world. When I really think about it, this next year will be my last year before some big and exciting things start to come up, which is both …

Halfway Through Summer

Hey all, and Happy July! Now that we're about halfway through the summer (wow, that flew by!), all of the festivities and parties and outings are starting to wind down, and I feel like I have more time to catch my breath. Not that I don't enjoy getting out and spending time with friends and …