content warning: racism, sexism, police brutality, drug use In a way, I have always been in rebellion. When I was nine, I was diagnosed...

Over the past thirty days, I’ve spent countless hours applying for jobs, scheduling informational interviews, and talking on the phone...

I have anxiety. I was only recently finally diagnosed by a medical professional as having Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Having known it...

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Nikki, and I am a Slut. I proudly wear my title as a Slut because I like having sex,...

Recently I’ve started thinking of my feelings as emotional baggage, looking further into that classic baggage metaphor. I used to believe...

I’ve always done things my own way. My dad would always caution me not to ‘recreate the wheel,’ but I couldn’t help myself. When you find...

Lately, I find myself looking in the mirror less and less. There have been a few times where I catch my own eyes reflected back at me,...

I was never one for giving advice. I'm often wary of coming off as condescending since I've been accused of it once or twice and I have a...