Category archives: Life

On learning to commend myself for the good days instead of condemning myself for the bad ones.

I don’t want it to bother me, but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t.

There was always a popular girl with better instincts, more friends, and dresses I could never quite fit into

I am 14 years old and my naked body has just been exposed on the internet. My nipples are teenage boys’ screen savers; my image is in the palms of their hands. I think about the mistakes that continue to haunt me. I have been naked in a crowded room. The shallows of my collarbones… Read more »

There was a point when I was younger at which it became clear that I had a serious issue. It was an addiction, almost — my incessant bragging about my older brother. In all fairness, everything I said was grounded in fact. My older brother has always been the kindest, funniest, and most entertaining person… Read more »

Our January theme for MTV Founders is Moving Forward. As the new year begins, we’ll be exploring how to find motivation and resolve within our self-improvement goals, mental health, activism, and relationships. This week, we’re taking a look at how we can move forward specifically in terms of our activism. As last November’s election results… Read more »

Our January theme for MTV Founders is Moving Forward. As the new year begins, we’ll be exploring how to find motivation and resolve within our self-improvement goals, mental health, activism, and relationships. This week, we’re taking a look at how we can move forward specifically in terms of our activism. As last November’s election results… Read more »

Maybe pausing and letting yourself feel is the key to moving forward

Heroines aren’t just for little girls. They’re for everyone trying to make sense of this complicated thing called life.

Instead of moving to a big city, I’m going to make a difference at home.