About

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” –Haruki Murakami

Edit February, 2013: I’m currently in a state of EDNOS relapse.

I’m a 19-year-old woman working on my BA in psychology with plans to pursue my PhD in counseling psychology after this after about three years of the Peace Corps in Central or South America because I don’t feel like I’m ready for counseling in my current state of relapse. Among other things, my interests include shame resilience and culturally responsive counseling/pedagogy. I was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder a few months before starting this blog (late 2012), although I’d had the symptoms for years. I’ve survived several types of abuse, rape, and eating disorders, so for the past several years I’ve been working on establishing my identity outside of those things. Although a lot of days are hard, I’m in a good place in life right now. I absolutely love college and all of the opportunities it affords me. In the rare moments I am not studying, I enjoy reading, singing, painting, and trying out new coffee shops with my friends. More than anything, I consider myself to be resilient. I know I’m going to make it, and I’m going to write down as much or as little of my journey as I feel like on this blog so that later I can look back and see the change. There is always change, and thank goodness for that!