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Safe Relationships Feel Scary, Not Boring

Safety can feel uncomfortable and untrustworthy

Jun 7, 2022

Safe Relationships Feel Scary, Not Boring

Jun 7, 2022

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11 Books for Healing Childhood Trauma and Dealing with Toxic Parents

If you’re recovering from a difficult past, it can be difficult to find helpful resources that validate your experiences. Some…

Oct 17, 2020

11 Books for Healing Childhood Trauma and Dealing with Toxic Parents

Oct 17, 2020

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How the Co-dependent and Abuser Cycle is Formed During Childhood

This is going to be a super unsexy essay describing the vicious cycle of the co-dependent and abuser cycle that is formed during childhood…

Jul 27, 2020

How the Co-dependent and Abuser Cycle is Formed During Childhood

Jul 27, 2020

Why I Made Mary Anne & Frank

Why I made the short film Mary Anne & Frank

Dec 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

The Best Book Publishing Program for BIPOC. . . And It’s Free

How to get a job in book publishing without paying for a publishing program

Dec 10, 2024

The Best Book Publishing Program for BIPOC. . . And It’s Free

Dec 10, 2024

Watch my Short Film Mary Anne & Frank

Mary Anne & Frank released on OTV

Dec 1, 2024

Watch my Short Film Mary Anne & Frank

Dec 1, 2024

Come Visit Me on Substack

I created a Substack

Nov 30, 2024

Come Visit Me on Substack

Nov 30, 2024

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Exposing Myself and Using My Real Name as a Writer

No longer hiding behind a pseudonym

Nov 29, 2024

Exposing Myself and Using My Real Name as a Writer

Nov 29, 2024

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Loving What I Do but No One Wants Me to Do It — How Do We Measure Purpose, Productivity, Value…

I love being a filmmaker but I don’t get paid — should I continue?

Sep 23, 2024

Loving What I Do but No One Wants Me to Do It — How Do We Measure Purpose, Productivity, Value…

Sep 23, 2024

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Can Raya the Elite Dating App Improve Self-Esteem?

What does it mean to date on an elite dating app?

Sep 17, 2024

Can Raya the Elite Dating App Improve Self-Esteem?

Sep 17, 2024

Best Items for Amazon Prime Day or Any Day

Best Daily Items to Support You!

Jul 16, 2024

Best Items for Amazon Prime Day or Any Day

Jul 16, 2024

A Self-Care Gift Guide for a Stronger Relationship with Ourselves

The importance of giving gifts to ourselves

Sep 21, 2023

A Self-Care Gift Guide for a Stronger Relationship with Ourselves

Sep 21, 2023

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What Happens When a Barely Surviving Artist Needs Braces?

An independent artist navigating the healthcare system and facing her fears about money

Sep 14, 2023

What Happens When a Barely Surviving Artist Needs Braces?

Sep 14, 2023

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When Will I Find Love?

A work in progress who still doesn’t have the answers

Sep 5, 2023

When Will I Find Love?

Sep 5, 2023

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Moving on from My Therapist and Finding a New One

Breaking up and transitioning to a new therapist

Sep 2, 2023

Moving on from My Therapist and Finding a New One

Sep 2, 2023

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What is a Healthy Way to Express Anger?

Utilizing the empty chair exercise, I was able to feel anger in a new way

Apr 13, 2023

What is a Healthy Way to Express Anger?

Apr 13, 2023

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Is Hoarding a Symptom of Anxious Attachment?

When you’re anxiously attached, you may be attached to everything

Apr 12, 2023

Is Hoarding a Symptom of Anxious Attachment?

Apr 12, 2023

Practical Self-Care Items That’s Not a Bath or a Candle

Self-care items for when life gets busy. . .

Oct 29, 2022

Practical Self-Care Items That’s Not a Bath or a Candle

Oct 29, 2022

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Fear Vs. Intuition

Mistaking fear for gut instinct and premonition

Aug 22, 2022

Fear Vs. Intuition

Aug 22, 2022

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Why the Film Teeth is About Female Empowerment

The Feminist Horror Film You Need to See

Jul 25, 2022

Why the Film Teeth is About Female Empowerment

Jul 25, 2022

JJ

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I write personal essays about mental health, healing from childhood trauma, dysfunctional families, fashion, and dating! https://buymeacoffee.com/hellojingjing

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