Healing in Body, Mind, and Spirit: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and the Comfort of Scripture

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Wanting to cure my brain from all the brain rot I’ve accumulated from scrolling social media, I embarked on a journey to rediscover the bibliophile in me, that was always there. I loved reading when I was a kid, borrowing towers of books from the library every month. Reading keeps me sane, calm, and focused, something I’ve forgotten through the drudgery of adult life, but something I’m returning to in the quiet stillness of Lent.Here are 5 books I read in March — covering geniuses, innovators, biology, sin, and humanity.

30 Mar 2026 — 3 min

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I turned 33 recently, and I feel I’ve grown so much since my 20’s. From obsessing over grades and internships and jobs, fantasizing over crushes, crying over relationships that didn’t work out, figuring myself out to learning to love myself has been a long journey in and of itself. And one of the most important things that I’ve gained throughout those years was a love for God, which has helped me love myself. Here are some life lessons I’ve learned along the way.

18 Jul 2025 — 5 min

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Back when my chemical romance and weezer and green day were on everyone’s radar, I thought I was the coolest kid in town strumming my electric guitar that I bought off of ebay. I strapped it across my chest and carried it in locker hallways while everyone else were carrying lacrosse sticks and tennis rackets. My home for the term was the deserted auditorium where I played guitar in after school. I was in a band, and back then, it wasn’t popular for girls to be part of boy bands unless they were, you know, on the other side of rockstar, which was groupie.

9 Jun 2025 — 8 min