This Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m opening up about the deeply interconnected nature of my mental and physical health — from living with chronic illness and neurodivergence to navigating diagnoses like MDD, BPD, PTSD, and ADHD. In this post, I explore how healing isn’t linear, how our bodies hold our stories, and how even in the thick of it, there is magic in honesty, softness, and survival.

This post is a little different from what I usually share, but it’s rooted in something deeply personal. As someone living with both Fibromyalgia and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), I’m using this day of awareness to return to the heart of why I started blogging: advocacy. These conditions are invisible, misunderstood, and often dismissed—but they are very real.

Beltane is a celebration of life bursting forth in color, scent, sound, and sensation. Whether you gather with others or celebrate in solitary devotion, allow yourself to fully embrace the beauty, passion, and potential all around you. Magic is alive and buzzing in the air—reach out and dance with it.

The Summer Solstice has been celebrated across the globe since ancient times. Here are some ideas to inspire your very own solstice celebration!