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Well hey there — I'm back!!! Didja miss me? This site is now officially renamed “Authentically Anna”  to better reflect who I am and what this space keeps wanting to grow into. <3 After several more years of growth, therapy, and life experiences, I’m learning new ways to process my emotions and frustrations. A recent realization brought me back here again… turns out typing out what I need to say, even if it’s only seen by me, is a way to shout into the Void (and not into my f

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Hey hey! Honestly? I have been really struggling lately. It started with my first weekend sober. Yeah, I'm sober now. No more stuff I don't need to spend my money on anymore, at least for a while. I realized I was using it to cope with the seemingly endless void of time that is coming home and sitting home alone every day after work. Loneliness and isolation have been a major ongoing problem for me, and it was especially evident this weekend. Friday was at least okay, I had s

Hey hey! I have been on my journey of self-improvement. One thing I have kept in mind is, instead of trying to stop a bunch of my 'bad'/unhelpful habits, it is more helpful to keep adding healthier helpful habits instead! So here is what I have been doing thus far: Since I am basically a giant toddler, I have been using a sticker system still. I have a planner with space for every day, and I have been writing down good things and things I have gotten down, and I give myself a

Hey hey!! I had the best weekend with my little sister, going to some favorite places, and finding some new favorites here in Nashville!

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Hey hey! A huge part of me and that has affected my life is my Crohn's disease. I was diagnosed back in 2010, when I was a high school freshman. Here's my story of diagnosis and experiences.

Hey there!!! It’s been months since my last post, I can’t believe it! Things went kinda crazy since then…

I haven't done one of these in years...oops!

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Hey there fam! Today is 3 weeks since I started my new job, and I couldn't be more thrilled!

I can't believe I haven't done this in a long time!! I really want to get better about it and continue growing my positivity in life!

I can't believe this is the first post of the new year that I am writing, sorry I fell off the blogging wagon! Happy 2021 y'all! Here's to hoping 2021 goes at least a little better than last year!

I really need to get better at doing these with more frequency!

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Sometimes with a partner, you lose intimacy with them. Not necessarily physically, but even just in general. You used to share every detail with them, about your life, about your dreams, what you ate. Leaning on each other was a given, but now feels like you are just putting pressure on them when they're already stretched thin in life. It's not that you love them any less, it's just that they are already going through so much other stuff that putting the fact that you are str

One of the biggest downsides to my life right now is unfortunately work, which is hard because I am a type of person who centers themselves around their work.