These Walls, a poem

I can still hear the walls echo her story A girl suffering between old Victorian halls Anguish even well-built walls could not contain So, they remind me of what they have seen If these walls could talk They would speak of mental-illness Many homes have concealed And neighbors have walked by, Strangers…

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ByIzzy Lala

You Are Enough For Your Arena

Have you ever felt like you were in an arena facing what seems to be a giant? Perhaps it’s a problem, an obstacle, an insecurity. And maybe your arena is your job, your classroom, an illness, or some other area of your life. Whatever arena you are in, I can guarantee you are not alone…

April 28, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Inspiration Wisdom

When they say you can’t, do it anyway

Have you ever felt as if the world was doubting you? Or did you think no one believed in you or your dream? There was a period in my life when I was told I would never be “the same.” Doctors with PhDs, and people who did not believe, reaffirmed this notion that what happened…

April 21, 20252Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Wisdom

How to start overcoming shame from your past

I’ll admit that it is not always easy to address the things that have caused us shame. We have all encountered this feeling in our lives, and it is not easy to overcome it. If you are anything like me, shame has had a very negative impact on your life and may have even hindered…

April 8, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Wisdom Women

Let’s stop comparing, let’s start living

It is so tempting sometimes to compare ourselves to others. Maybe something we feel we’re deficient in, the next girl has. Could be looks; could be personality. Whatever that thing is that you feel you do not have somehow makes us feel we are less than. Like maybe if we did have it we would…

April 1, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Inspiration Wisdom

If ever you feel lost…

Have you ever felt like you lost yourself? Like somewhere along the way, between life choices and experience, you found yourself peering into a glass that reflected a stranger? Well, believe me, you are not alone. Many things in life can cause us to lose our way or even our identities. From bad relationship choices…

March 28, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Inspiration

How to rest for progress

If you would have asked me in my 20s what I wanted to achieve, I would have pulled out a long list of things I wanted to do and become. I can assure you one of those things would not have been what I found myself doing on my day off work – which was…

February 18, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Inspiration

How to be your own support system

If you have ever been in a hard time, only to look around and find yourself alone in it, take heart, because you are in fact not alone. According to Psychiatry.org, in 2024 30% of adults say they have experienced feelings of loneliness at least once a week over the past year, 10% say they…

February 4, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Art Art

How to use art as therapy

(Disclaimer: I am not a mental-health professional. This is just what I did to help me on my mental-health journey.) Art can be beneficial in many ways – from self-exploration to enrichment. However, art can and has been used as therapy by many individuals and therapists. There are even art therapists and organizations that focus…

January 26, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala

Women

Dressing for Joy and Authenticity

There’s a whole new approach to dressing right now and it’s all about holistic style. That is to say that even getting dressed in the morning and deciding what you wear can be a form of self-care. This approach to personal style covers the whole person, that is - that even dressing is interconnected with…

January 19, 20250Comments

ByIzzy Lala