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Healing Isn’t Linear

By: AP Young 14 Nov 2019

Mental healthemotional health, grief, healing, mental health, mental health awareness, mental wealth, mental wellness, therapy, trauma1 Comment

When we experience trauma in our lives whether emotionally,mentally or physically; somewhere in our minds we have the desire to get over or to heal from said trauma. Self help books, talk show therapists and self proclaimed gurus alike often tell us that we can get over our pain. And they are correct, we can…

Reminder: Mental Health Illness is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of

By: AP Young 23 May 2019

Mental healthanxiety, bipolar disorder, break the stigma, coping, depression, healing, mental health, mental health awareness month, mental illness, ptsdLeave a Comment

May is Mental Health Awareness month for those of you who don’t know. Across social media; informational posts and testimonies are being shared in solidarity with normalizing mental health and ending the stigma. Because I write so much about mental health on this blog; I was going to skip writing an official Mental Health Awareness…

Moving On: The Journey of Healing

By: AP Young 20 Nov 201820 Nov 2018

Marriage, Plus Sizearthritis, chronic illness, grieving, healing, hypothyroidism, mental health, mental wealth, mom life, optimisimLeave a Comment

A month ago I sat down at the very laptop I’m typing on right now, and explained that I needed to focus on my health journey and my healing. I was in the depths of a depressive episode and didn’t feel compelled to be blogging a la Carrie Bradshaw. And though my depressive episode is…

AP Young

Alicia aka AP is a writer, blogger and public speaker who has built her platform on speaking her truth regardless of how unflattering it might be. Her platform includes mental health awareness, body diversity, parenting children with special needs and navigating life with chronic illness and disability. AP also has a vested interest in teaching plus size women how to advocate for their health care in the face of weight discriminatory culture within the health care field. AP also has a passion for fashion and beauty, specifically for women of extended sizes! Through her blog and social media platforms; she attempts to encourage and inspire women to shed the stereotypes and step out of the boxes society tends to set for women who exist in bodies that are larger.

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