ADHD Made Me Think I Was Failing at Life

Nobody warned me that one of the hardest parts of ADHD wouldn’t be the forgetting. It would be what I started believing about myself because I kept forgetting. Laundry piles up. Bills get paid late. Texts sit unanswered. Appointments disappear from your brain even though you SWEAR yo

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Nobody Knew This Was Bipolar Depression

I wasn’t crying. I wasn’t falling apart. I wasn’t doing anything that would make someone look at me and think, she’s struggling. I was just sitting there scrolling. And that’s what gets me when I look back at footage like this. Sometimes I wasn’t scrolling because I was entertained. I wa

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What If Your Personality Was Just Survival Mode?

Nobody warned me that healing could come with an identity crisis. Because what happens when you’ve spent years being: The strong one. The funny one. The people pleaser. The overachiever. The one who never asks for help. The one who’s “fine.” The one who can handle anything. …and then

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I Wasn’t Becoming Better. I Was Becoming Less Rejectable.

There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that can come with finally understanding your ADHD. Because suddenly you start remembering all the versions of yourself you edited. Don’t interrupt. Don’t overshare. Don’t cry. Don’t be so loud. Don’t be weird. Don’t annoy anyone. Don’t make peopl

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Why ADHD Women Become Hyper-Independent

Everyone calls you “the strong one.” But nobody asks how you became her. Sometimes hyper-independence isn’t: “I don’t need anybody.” It’s: “Asking for help became so fucking uncomfortable that doing everything myself felt safer.” So you figure it out. You carry everyone else’s

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I Stopped Hiding… And Everything Changed.

Healing Out Loud isn’t a slogan. It’s a promise I made to myself. That I’d stop hiding. Stop apologizing. Stop pretending I was okay just to make everyone else comfortable. Healing out loud isn’t always pretty. But I’d rather be authentic than silently falling apart. Pittsburgh

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People Think Bipolar Looks Nothing Like This.

People think bipolar is just “happy one minute, sad the next.” I wish it were that simple. For me, it’s grieving a life that changes depending on which side of my brain showed up that day. It’s trying to trust myself. Trying to recognize my own thoughts. Trying to remember that neither e

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The Internet Sees Me As “Too Much”… Here’s Why I Don’t Care.

People ask why I’m so open online. Because secrecy never healed me. Pretending didn’t save me. Looking like I had it all together almost cost me everything. So now I tell the stories I wish someone would’ve told me years ago. If that makes people uncomfortable… I’ll survive. Some

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The Decision That Completely Changed My Life…

Silence almost destroyed me. Talking about it saved me. That’s why Healing Out Loud exists. Not because I’ve got everything figured out… but because I know what it feels like to think you’re the only one struggling. You’re not. And if nobody’s told you lately… I’m really glad you

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I Barely Recognize The Girl In The First Picture.

That first picture is hard to look at. Not because of the bruises… but because I remember the shame. I honestly believed that was just who I’d always be. If you’re in that place right now, please hear me: Your worst day doesn’t get to introduce you for the rest of your life. Almost

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This Is What I Made After My Brain Finally Broke…

There was a version of me that genuinely believed she was just lazy. Turns out… I wasn’t lazy. My brain was overloaded. I made this because I needed it first. Something simple. No toxic positivity. No impossible routines. Just a place to land when my brain has 47 tabs open and every s

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I Didn’t Know My Pain Would End Up Looking Like This…

I never thought a few acrylic markers would turn into something that feels like me. Not perfect. Not professionally trained. Just years of pain, healing, and finally giving myself permission to create anyway. Every line is a reminder that healing isn’t always neat. Sometimes it’s loud. So

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Why ADHD Women Feel So Defective

For years, I didn’t think I was struggling. I thought I was the problem. Too loud. Too emotional. Too sensitive. Too forgetful. Too messy. Too much. When you hear those messages over and over growing up, your brain doesn’t think, “Maybe I have ADHD.” It thinks, “Maybe I’m just bad

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People Pleasing Isn’t Just a Childhood Thing

People pleasing doesn’t disappear when you become an adult. It just starts wearing grown-up clothes and calling itself “keeping the peace.” Harrisburg #PeoplePleasing #HealthyBoundaries #MentalHealthTalk #PeoplePleaser #TheTruthTablePodcast

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What Bipolar Disorder Really Feels Like

I laughed when I first read this. Then I realized I was laughing because it felt painfully accurate. Bipolar disorder isn’t just being “happy one minute and sad the next.” It’s trying to function while your brain feels like it’s working against you. It’s showing up to work. Paying bill

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Why Men Shut Down Emotionally

Sometimes “I’m fine” means, “I don’t believe telling you the truth will feel safe.” But emotional safety and emotional accountability must exist together. Silence cannot carry an entire relationship. Do men avoid vulnerability—or are they protecting themselves? Harrisburg #MensMenta

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My Anxiety Almost Won Today.

I almost didn’t do this. Not because I didn’t want to… Because my brain had already convinced me how it would end. Maybe your brain has told you stories like that too. 🖤 Harrisburg Facebook.com/groups/jewel.blase.healing.out.loud #AnxietyDisorder #PanicAttack #Bipolar

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I’m done hiding. Welcome to my Healing Out Loud Era. 🖤

The strongest version of me wasn’t built when life was easy. She showed up after the panic attacks. After the masking. After believing I was “too much.” Healing Out Loud isn’t about having it all together. It’s about refusing to hide while I’m putting myself back together. If you’re h

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Mental Health Reminder Most People Need Today

Healing doesn’t always look loud. Sometimes it looks like finally refusing to hide. 🖤 Healing Out Loud is where we survive it. The Truth Table is where we call that bullshit out! 🎙️ Podcast episode recorded with Jessica Glow Up ⭐️, another mental health advocate. Harrisburg #Heal

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Anxiety Took Over My Body

Physical anxiety symptoms can be terrifying when you don’t know what’s happening. In this podcast short, we talk about panic attacks, fight-or-flight, the nervous system, and what anxiety can really feel like inside your body. 🖤 Heal Out Loud with us on The Truth Table Podcast: Unapologetic AF.

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Jewel🌸Blase | ADHD & Bipolar