I’ve always struggled with finding love. It’s such a hard thing to grasp as a twenty one year old who has failed to have any serious relationships in their life. I used to see all of my friends around me with positive connections with their significant others. What was I doing wrong? Would I ever […]
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A Letter To My Past
If I were to write any sort of letter to anyone in my life, it would likely be my childhood best friend. Our friendship ended pretty abruptly, which meant that there was no real closure for either of us. I intended for her to be one of my bridesmaids, so when she made the decision […]
Reflection: Childhood Trauma and The Complexities Associated With It
PRESENTATION: HONS FINAL REFLECTION (1) Description of Topic: My topic surrounds the idea of dissociation and imagination as a common trauma response seen in young kids. I attempt to tie this into memoir writing by writing my thesis and saying, “A child’s dependency on dissociation and imagination during traumatic experiences directly impacts memoir writing and […]
Childhood Trauma and The Complexities Associated With It And Writing
FINAL TRADITONAL PAPER: HONS 255 FINAL (1)
Mental Health Within Families
I always knew from a young age I had some form of anxiety. It seemed to start in middle school. My hands would sweat when a teacher would call on me, my neck would get red when someone I didn’t know well spoke to me, even when I got my first job, I was fearful […]
Everybody Wants To Have Their Youth Back
It was the night my friends and I had been waiting for all year long– high school graduation. Finally having some sense of freedom after four years of yearning for that feeling. We drove in my best friend’s white Subaru around our town after the ceremony was done, with the windows down, not caring about […]
Embodiment As It Relates To A Young Mind
Javier Zamora’s Solito is told entirely from the perspective of a nine-year-old child dealing with the harsh reality that many face when crossing the border– specifically from the country of El Salvador. His choice of narration is an interesting one because it is something we do not often see in autobiographies. Typically, authors will write […]
Redefining Independence and What It Means to Me Now
I have always been a fairly independent person– that was my idea of “self” for a long time. I would find myself having trouble letting people into my life when things got hard because I thought it would create the issue of dependency on others. With this in mind, I made the decision to study […]