For A Pessimist I’m Pretty Optimistic

in this episode, i discuss what it's like to struggle with staying motivated lately and goals that i hope to reach.

in episode sixteen of season four, it's about starting over again after a depressive episode. i talk about what depression is like, and how starting over again can become a spark of hope.

in episode fifteen of season four is another segment to the advice sesh series on For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic and it's all about cultivating healthy relationships with friends and family. let's dive in!

in episode fourteen of season four, it's all about procrastination and the means of overcoming it through life's struggles.

in this heartfelt episode, I open up about my diagnoses changing and having schizoaffective disorder and OCD, the struggles, the ups, and the downs, and the journey as I know it.

a new series in For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic brings all of Mia's updates on writing, and this episode kicks it off.

it's all about radical acceptance in this emotionally raw episode. it surely doesn't come easily, though with just enough courage, the possibilities are endless.

when self kindness should always come first when difficult times may arise.

in episode nine of season four, mia takes on a concept of grief and courage; letting go of stigma and embracing yourself anyway on the journey of healing. it's not at all easy... but the possibilities are absolutely endless.

when it comes to the grocery store, it is the sign of the times. the frenzy ultimately becomes one of the most challenging experiences, so here i must say--to go or not to go?

aroace dysphoria is that static state of mind, it's ultimately dissociative, brings a distorted sense of self, and is grief on the journey to aroace self acceptance.

in episode six of season four, the advice tangent on navigating writer's block and the search for inspiration continues in part two. let's heal, creatives.

in advice sesh number three, i talk navigating writer's block and the search for inspiration. stick around for part two next week!

it's the holidays, and without a doubt i am capturing the christmas essence. let' talk all things christmas, the songs, the presents; wazza-woo.

the third episode of season four is the story of a hallucination in my bipolar psychosis that i once knew so well; it fades from my memory as i speak sometimes, i do come to find. this was never meant for me.

in this December episode of For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic, it's all about mental health and where mental disability for me has been lately. Winter wagon, slay the dragon.

as season 4 of For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic kicks off, this episode uncovers sobriety and the reflections that i have as i reach 100 days sober.

in the season three finale, i take a look back at season three with sentiment. i also talk about letting go of the past in perspective, retrospectively.

let's get real about intimacy.

just about two episodes away from the end of season three, episode twenty four is all about contemplations and reflections on diving timing.

this is a life update of how things have been the past week. it's been a mess honestly, but being mindful of the things i am grateful for and letting go of the things i cannot control is so important.

the cat's out the bag yet again in this one, let's talk fan fiction and get real.

in this episode, i'm giving my advice on finding closure after getting your heart broken. there are only so many ways heartbreak can happen, and it gets quite overwhelming as it does consuming for me sometimes. when it comes to finding closure, it isn't so far down the road and with time it comes easily. (trigger warning: brief mention of self harm)

diving right in to episode twenty of For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic's third season, it's all about success and the journey of it, what builds it, what feels like breaking in it, and the open doors of opportunity as the dynamics of success and creativity flow. it's not easy, but it's worth it to keep going.

this was quite an emotional topic for me to touch on! in episode nineteen, i talk about my journey with antipsychotics that lead me to a point of decidedly quitting. (tw: psychtic experiences are uncovered in detail and may be triggering to some)