Raising Awareness
As You Read This (My Election Day Mammogram)
The 'As You Read This' series chronicles my experience of finding a lump in my breast at 23 years old and again at 31 years old.
Rebecca Rose (She/Her)
Writer, Storyteller, Creator, Chronic Oversharer, Imposter (Syndrome)
Inside My Brain
BLAHG Post: I'm Overwhelmed
BLAHG post about feeling like there is too much going on in your head and you don't know about to slow down.
Challenges
As You Read This (Eight Years Later)
The 'As You Read This' series chronicles my experience of finding a lump in my breast at 23 years old and again at 31 years old.
Public Posts
The Week My Father Died
A detailed account of the days leading up to and following my father's death on October 28, 2011. He was 61; I was 24.
Grief
What I've Learned About Grieving After Seven Years
Healing is never a linear process. After seven years without my father, I'm sharing what I've learned about grief.
Member-Only Posts
An Anxiety and Flea Update
Do you know what doesn't mix? Contamination OCD and FLEAS! That's what! I'm fine. It's fine. Everything is FINE.
Public Posts
The Problem With the Way We Think We Look
Let's talk about negative self-image and critical self-talk.
Life Lately
Our Fall Wedding at Yesterday Spaces
All the details of our October wedding in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Public Posts
How to Protect Your Energy When Life is Hard
Six strategies to help you cope when life feels overwhelming.
Member-Only Posts
When Anxiety Takes Control (Thoughts From Therapy)
OK. Here's the thing: I kind of feel like I'm going insane.
Challenges
The Frantic Fantastic Flea Fiasco of 2018™
That time my indoor cat got fleas, and I was diagnosed with OCD, I bought a Dyson vacuum and officially became an adult.
Self-Discovery
My Unhealthy Relationship with Healthy Living
A detailed reflection on my life as a "healthy-living blogger" and how diet culture influenced my eating and exercise habits.