The Healing Hive
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The Healing Hive| Wellness Storyteller
I write about real-life wellness-the messy, joyful, human kind. Mental health sustainable habits. Because thriving isn’t about perfection it’s about showing up.
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The Hidden Cost of “Always Being the Strong One”
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but being "the strong one" all the time is exhausting. You know the role. You're the one who shows up. The one who listens. The one who holds space for everyone else’s pain—offering advice, cracking jokes to ease tension, checking in before you’re checked on.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
Why “Toxic Positivity” Is Making Us Feel Worse, Not Better
You’ve probably heard it. “Just think positive!” “Look on the bright side.” “At least it’s not worse.” Maybe you’ve even said it—trying to help someone feel better. I know I have. I’ve said it to friends, to coworkers, even to myself in the mirror when I didn’t know what else to do.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
How Digital Loneliness Is Becoming the Silent Mental Health Crisis
It’s 9 p.m. You’ve replied to texts, checked your DMs, liked a few posts, maybe even shared a meme or two. Technically, you’ve interacted with ten people in the last hour. But something feels off. You close your phone… and there it is.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
How Social Comparison Is Quietly Sabotaging Your Mental Health
It happens fast—almost too fast to notice. You're lying in bed, just about to drift off, and for some reason, you open Instagram. First story: someone you barely know just bought a house. Next post: someone from college is engaged, smiling on a mountain in matching hiking gear. Scroll again—someone your age just landed their “dream job,” complete with balloons and a #blessed caption.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
The Burnout Epidemic: How Hustle Culture Is Quietly Breaking Us Down
How are you? It’s such a simple question, but be honest—when was the last time you answered it honestly? Not the reflexive "I'm good, just busy" or "Hanging in there!" that we toss out like reflexes. I mean the real answer. The one that lives behind your eyes, in your bones. The one that maybe you don’t even fully admit to yourself: I'm exhausted. I can't keep up. I'm not okay.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
Eco-Anxiety: How Climate Change Quietly Wears on Our Mental Health
A few nights ago, I was lying awake at 1:30 a.m., phone in hand, scrolling through footage of a wildfire on the other side of the world. I’m not even close to the area, but still, I couldn’t look away. The flames, the smoke, the people fleeing with pets tucked under their arms—it just hit me. I turned off my phone and stared at the ceiling, feeling this deep, sinking worry in my chest.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
Digital Detox: Reclaiming Mental Clarity in a Hyperconnected World
There’s a quiet moment I remember vividly. I was sitting at a café with a friend I hadn’t seen in months. She was talking—really opening up about something important—but I kept glancing at my phone. I wasn’t even doing anything urgent, just mindlessly refreshing apps, switching from Instagram to email to the news and back again.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
How AI Therapy Chatbots Are Changing the Mental Health Landscape
It was past midnight when I found myself lying in bed, wide-eyed, my thoughts spinning like a broken record. I had gone through one of those days where everything felt like too much — too many tasks, too many emotions, and not enough quiet to make sense of any of it.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
How Silent Walking Helped Me Hear Myself Again
I didn’t realize how loud my life had become until I finally tried walking without my headphones. At first, it sounded like a minor thing. Just a walk, but... without distractions. No music. No podcast. No scrolling through texts while waiting at the crosswalk. Just me, my footsteps, and the world around me. It sounded harmless, even a little boring. But the truth is, I was terrified of it—because silence, real silence, felt unnatural.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
How Financial Anxiety Is Quietly Shaping Our Mental Health
How did it get so hard just to feel safe? I ask myself that sometimes—when I’m standing in the grocery store, doing mental math in front of the self-checkout. Or when I see an unexpected charge in my banking app and feel that sudden, tight squeeze in my chest. Even on days when all the bills are technically paid, I still don’t feel okay. There's a pressure that never seems to leave.
By The Healing Hive8 months ago in Longevity
