Hi. Oh, wow. Well, to calm my nervousness, let me ask you a question.Raise your hand if someone has ever asked you, "Are you okay?" and you reply with, "I'm fine." without actually being fine. Yeah, me too. Society has always built vulnerability as a display of weakness.And that's why sometimes you notice the quiet manner, the fake smile, the sudden aggression from your friend or maybe yourself. Those display reactions are the cover up of the deeply hidden emotions that people think will magically vanish on ...

I need you right now. Me for what. My big sister needed me.I was 17 and she was 20. You know, Katie told me she needed me when she had brain cancer. About a year into her diagnosis, my brother and I were headed out the door to get ice cream.When she asked to go, I said yes, but this wasn't my best day as a caregiver. I slipped and I was tired and showed on my face that I was reluctant to bring her. In that moment, uh, I was balancing supporting my terminally ill sister and my own youth mental health.You kno ...