About

My name is Katie McIntosh. I'm a junior in high school, a San Francisco Bay Area native, and I was diagnosed with depression about four years ago and I also have struggled with social anxiety for most of my life. I created this blog as an outlet to share my journey and hopefully help others with what I have learned along the way. I am by no means a mental health professional, but instead this blog was designed to be a safe space where people can go to get advice for questions they might not feel comfortable asking and to feel less alone. Mental illness has the tendency to isolate people, and through this blog I hope to do all I can to change that. Becoming mentally healthy has been an uphill battle, and I couldn't have made the progress I have made thus far without support from other people. I hope to pay it forward to those who are in the deepest ruts of mental illness. You are worthy. You are loved. You are strong. I hope I can be a light for you.

With love,
Katie

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