Ellamentally Yours

I don’t feel like we have healthy conversations about mental health quite enough. We laugh and joke about being depressed, but what do we actually tell each other and ourselves about what mental health?

Ellamentally Yours: Self Care is KeyEllamentally Yours: Self Care is Key

Ellamentally Yours: Self Care is Key

Dear Reader, Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! This month I challenge you to ask what self-care looks like to you.…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Finding Where Our Roots GrowEllamentally Yours: Finding Where Our Roots Grow

Ellamentally Yours: Finding Where Our Roots Grow

Dear Reader, Where do your roots lie? Our roots can stretch across continents, and they don’t always have a single…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Understanding Our History Through HealingEllamentally Yours: Understanding Our History Through Healing

Ellamentally Yours: Understanding Our History Through Healing

Dear Reader, I was chatting with an old friend recently, and we started discussing the way we were raised. Everyone’s…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Spirituality, Medication, and The MindEllamentally Yours: Spirituality, Medication, and The Mind

Ellamentally Yours: Spirituality, Medication, and The Mind

Dear Reader,  I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions because I pretty much give up after January is over.…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: The Journey to Self-LoveEllamentally Yours: The Journey to Self-Love

Ellamentally Yours: The Journey to Self-Love

content warning: suicide, self harm, substance abuse Dear Reader,  January was always an interesting month for me. My birthday is…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Setting Boundaries with Others and MyselfEllamentally Yours: Setting Boundaries with Others and Myself

Ellamentally Yours: Setting Boundaries with Others and Myself

Dear Reader, Honestly, 2020 was a crazy year, but it gave me the opportunity to reflect. Being inside during quarantine…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Healing My Mind through My BodyEllamentally Yours: Healing My Mind through My Body

Ellamentally Yours: Healing My Mind through My Body

Dear Reader, Remember how I said that mental health wasn’t really a solidified concept in my head until I came…

4 years ago
Ellamentally Yours: Facing Myself through TherapyEllamentally Yours: Facing Myself through Therapy

Ellamentally Yours: Facing Myself through Therapy

Dear Reader, Have you checked in with yourself today? After I started doing yoga, I became more aware of the…

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Introducing: Ellamentally YoursIntroducing: Ellamentally Yours

Introducing: Ellamentally Yours

Dear Reader, I’ve never been a journaling kind of person. Journals — to me, at least — are too hard…

4 years ago