Guest Post: Navigating Dating While Mentally Ill by Kiana Blake-Chung

I recently revealed on my popular Instagram reel show: Search for Serotonin that I went on a date. People in my DMs congratulated me and said they were proud of me for taking this step. I thought it was funny all the fuss people made, but I had been very vocal about not trusting anyone ever again and remaining single to protect myself. And now here I am, allowing a man to give me butterflies.

mindGuest UserMarch 15, 2022dating, romance, mental health, mental illness, borderline personality disorder, heartbreak, healing, poetry, love, cognitive distortionsComment

Healing from Family Traumas and Generational Curses

I was always sort of hiding how everyone in my family didn’t get along. How every gathering turned into an argument until we stopped gathering altogether. How jealousy and resentment ran rampant amongst the different age groups. It wasn’t until I was thirteen and in high school that I realized more families had similar issues to mine than I thought.

mindMari CoronaMarch 9, 2020generational curses, fa, ily, family, ancestors, trauma, poverty, immigration, love, mother, motherhood, shame, stigma, mental healthComment