by JR Kuo | Oct 17, 2026 | Mental Health, Mindset, My Stories, Self-Improvement
MY HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH This year has been a challenging time for my health. So far this year, I’ve visited my healthcare providers eighteen times. On paper and in my medical chart, they say that I am in almost perfect health. But I feel like shit. What looks good...
by JR Kuo | Mar 6, 2026 | Mental Health, Self-Improvement
THE “OTHER THINGS” THAT PROTECT MY MENTAL HEALTH With all the injustice and economic uncertainty happening in the United States, I’ve noticed my mental health taking a hit. In my rearview mirror, I can see my depression slowly creeping closer. In the...
by JR Kuo | Feb 12, 2026 | Mental Health, Mindset, Self-Improvement
LET’S LAUGH TOGETHER: TURNING SURVIAL HUMOR INTO COLLECTIVE HEALING I’ve spent years talking about mental health in rooms that were quiet. Sometimes it’s painfully quiet. Quiet because people were listening. Quiet because people were hurting. Quiet...
by JR Kuo | Nov 22, 2025 | Mindset, My Stories, Self-Improvement
FROM SELF-LOATHING TO SELF-CELEBRATION ““You’ve survived too much to ever doubt your worth again.” — Unknown A few weeks ago, I did something wildly outside my comfort zone and completely off-script from my usual patterns. I celebrated myself. Even though I’ve...
by JR Kuo | Nov 7, 2025 | Mental Health, Mindset, My Stories, Self-Improvement, Trauma Series
As I continue on the journey of learning to grieve my past losses, I have started journaling about the events and experiences that shaped me. The losses I write about are not always about death. They can be a career change, a significant life transition, or the end of...
by JR Kuo | Sep 3, 2025 | Mental Health, Self-Improvement
LEARNING TO GRIEVE Grief is an innate human experience. Yet, it’s something that people often don’t like to discuss or don’t know how to process. Traditionally, grief is defined as deep sorrow associated with death. The way I define grief encompasses changes, both...
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