Layers of the Mind
Simple, inviting, and psychology-inspired
recent posts
- “My Brain Has 47 Tabs Open and One Is Playing Music”
- “Why My Teen Thinks I’m Cringe (and Why I’m Okay With It)”
- “The Emotional Rollercoaster of Cleaning Out the Junk Drawer”
- “I Tried Letting Go of Being the Perfect Parent… and My Kid Didn’t Spontaneously Combust”
- What Are Teen Girls Really Into These Days?
about
Category: Uncategorized
-
Posts
Posts
-
Posts
Posts
Some days, I walk past her bedroom and just pause. The door’s shut. Again. The curtains are closed. Again. And when I knock, I’m met with the same sigh and a mumbled “What?” like I’ve just interrupted the most sacred ritual. Welcome to summer with a preteen. It’s not that I expected us to skip…
-
Posts
Posts
Okay, maybe I didn’t leap out of bed like a Disney character singing to birds… But I did get up. And that? That’s enough to start something good. Some mornings are smooth. Others feel like chaos with a side of spilled cereal. But every single day is a fresh start and this morning, I’m choosing…
-
Posts
Posts
There’s something I want to say today to you, and honestly, to myself: It’s okay if you’re doing everything “right” reading the books, learning the science, trying to stay calm and it’s still hard. Parenting a pre-teen can feel like being emotionally hit over and over again without time to recover. And when you’re also…
-
Posts
Posts
There’s something powerful about reaching a point in life where pain pushes you to seek answers not just for yourself, but for the people you love. That’s what brought me here, to this blog, and to studying psychology. I never imagined I’d go back to school at this point in my life, but here I…
-
Posts
Posts
I started this blog as a way to make sense of my own thoughts, emotions, and life experiences through the lens of psychology. Writing is therapeutic for me, and I hope that what I share here can also support, comfort, or inspire others on their own mental health journeys. Whether you’re curious about how the…
Layers of the Mind 