Writing Prompts to Support Self-care
Self-care is critical to improving your overall wellbeing, but caring for yourself is a process. Since writing poetry is a cathartic act, we’ve created a list of relaxing and reflective prompts to support you on your self-care journey. Write an ode
How Poetry Can Support Your Self-Care Practice This Self-Care Awareness Month
Happy Self-Care Awareness Month! This month serves as a reminder that you deserve to prioritize your well-being. Although self-care looks differently for everyone, this practice involves caring for your health in a holistic way, usually with a focus on mental
4 Ways Poetry Can Help Empaths
Being an empath can feel like both a blessing and a curse. Although feeling others’ emotions as if they were your own increases your capacity to empathize with someone’s struggles, this experience can often be emotionally and mentally draining. If
Ways Poetry Can Support You in Therapy
If you’re struggling with mental health and want to improve your self-care, attending therapy is an effective option. Working on your mental health in therapy, however, can be daunting. To help you on your journey, here are some ways poetry
4 Soothing Poetry Collections for the Anxiously Attached
You may be familiar with attachment style theory, or maybe you’ve just heard the terms “anxious attachment” and “avoidant attachment” floating around. To put it simply, attachment styles describe how our relationships with our primary caregiver(s) have shaped our emotional
4 Alicia Cook Poems for Anxiety
There are so many people silently battling anxiety every day. You may never even know they are hurting because they are moving through it quietly. Mental illness is a long and arduous journey to well-being. It can feel extremely isolating
6 Poems to Help You Take Action on World Mental Health Day
“40 seconds of action” is all it takes to show you care. This October 10th, join the fight to improve the mental health of people around the world on World Mental Health Day. This year, World Mental Health Day focuses on
Reclaiming Our Voices Through Modern Poetry
Poetry is a timeless art form that connects people with the world around them. It is ever-evolving—changing and growing with new generations of writers and readers.
10 Affirmations from Alex Elle to Live By
Author and self-care advocate Alex Elle uses her words to remind us of the ways we can show up for ourselves like we would for others.