i might be alive still

It has been a while.

Life in general, Mental healthSam McKenna21 March 2019mental illness, updateComment

are you a girl or a boy or nothing at all

Someone asked me to post about gender on my blog once and I never have.

Life in general, Mental healthSam McKenna24 November 2018gender, gender identity, non-binary, lgbti, transgender day of remembranceComment

a thing but Not ~A Thing~

I want to tell a story about a thing that is happening to me right now because it has never happened to me before and I’m processing it and handling it much differently than I thought I would.

Life in general, Mental health, RelationshipsSam McKenna22 November 2018mental illness, mental health, anxietyComment

Still alive - an update on things, I guess

Friends and foes, I'm still alive. I've been silent for an entire month now - I want to give an interesting excuse like I was in space or travelling the floor of the ocean in a tiny submarine, but the truth is I have been.... busy and tired. How could I be so busy for an entire month? I don't even know, I literally used to spend all my time asleep or pretending to be asleep, but I've been leaving the house and doing things. WHAT THE HECK. The most rest I've had since getting back from Brisbane was spending 5 days in bed with tonsillitis, and that was not fun at all. Warning: this is a long rambly post so I'm REAL SORRY if it's boring

Mental health, Life in generalSam McKenna7 February 2018books, games, mental health, update, workComment

⋆ gratitude journal 2017 ⋆

We all have that one friend who is so wholesome white mum and never stops telling you to do yoga and eat salad and write a gratitude journal. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE PAL. About time I listened, hey? Last year was pretty bad for a whole host of reasons and what better way to celebrate and put the trash in the bin than to write about the things I am grateful for. First, I want to acknowledge my privilege and how grateful I am for it. I grew up in Australia, my family was low income but we got by and I never wanted for anything. I live in Melbourne with my sweet partner. I have a stable job which I'm good at. I have access to health care. I have access to education. I have the ability to travel. I have a support network.

Mental health, Gratitude, A year in reviewSam McKenna2 January 20182017, a year in review, gratitudeComment