Life with Gluten Girl

Authenticity Hannah Seawell | December 09, 2020     The beauty of humanity, is our individuality and imperfection. The ideal of perfection is unattainable. We so often strive for this unreachable goal that often comes from society. We see overly edited media figures, scripted performance, and planned out television shows. Nothing in these situations are organic. These people are playing a part, this is not their organic nature. People are not naturally the size of a barbie doll, we don't speak perfectly, and sometimes things don't happen the way we would like. We are imperfect. Our lives are messy, but they are beautiful.      In our real lives, we are real humans. We have real, raw feelings. Nothing about life is scripted or planned out. We just are who we are and we do the best we can with what we have. We can't hide behind a mask. So often though, we do put up a mask. We don't want to allow our true selves to be seen. It is easier to put on a mask and interact with p

  Grief and Loss During The Holiday Season: Am I wrong for not feeling happy in what should be a happy time?  Hannah Seawell | December 2, 2020 I have not written in a while. With exams and the end of the semester, I was fully preoccupied. However, now the semester is over and the holidays are here. I know holidays bring about all kinds of emotions for different people and I hope these words connect with you. This post is from the heart, emotionally charged, and very close to home. As it is my own personal experience, it may not match your experience with grief. I hope that by sharing some of my thoughts and feelings, I can put out some perspective maybe you haven't thought about, or maybe connect with you over this common hardship.  My sister, Jessica, passed away at the age of 32 in 2018. She lost her long and difficult fight with addiction and suffered an accidental overdose of what we believe to have been fentanyl laced cocaine. Addiction is a nasty illness; it takes over the m