Becca Leigh

Hate is a four letter word, and it seems to be the only thing that pops up in the news and on my newsfeed since Trump took office in January. I never thought that I would live in a world where I feared for the lives of my friends and family because of a white […] More

There are few things that shock us anymore. I mean think about it, we’re exposed to so much information these days that we’re numb to how cripplingly disturbing some human beings are and have been in the past. It’s mind boggling to even think that, at one point, people like this walked around just like […] More

I realized that I had dysthymia in my twenties after years of experiencing symptoms and being told that there was a diagnosis for what I was experiencing.  I was living my life, maintaining a fairly normal social life for my age while I did exceptionally well in school and held down a job consistently. It […] More

When your girlfriend has a mental illness, it can be really hard for you to know how to interact with her. She doesn’t want to seem uninterested, but sometimes she just can’t help it. As the girl with high functioning depression, it can be hard to maintain and interest level in all things.  She needs […] More

Honestly, the best album of 2017 has got to be Lorde's emotional roller coaster Melodrama. It has the perfect song for everything, from falling in love to breaking up. “I know about what you did and I wanna scream the truth” – Green Light “‘Cause, honey, I’ll come get my things, but I can’t let go” – […] More

People always say that relationships are more successful when you date someone close to your own age, but they aren’t telling you how great it is to date someone older. There are so many reasons to enjoy a relationship with someone who has different life experiences that you. It’s fun to compare childhoods. Sure, it'll […] More

Let’s be real, we’re all using dating apps.  By now, you don’t even blink when a friend tells you that she’s talking to a couple guys on Tinder to “weigh her options.” But for all the benefits of juggling more than one guy, it gets exhausting fast. You’re only talking to more than one guy because […] More

Olivia Benson has been slaying in Law and Order: SVU since the late 90’s and she’s always there to drop some wisdom when necessary. “I trust my instincts. If I don’t have that, I shouldn’t be here.” “Once you tell your story, it can be empowering.” “Some things, you can put them behind you…but they do […] More

Love cliches wouldn't still be around if they didn't have some truth to them. They're majorly relatable, which is why we find ourselves repeating them. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." You never realize how much you truly love someone until you can’t see them on the daily.  You can be sure your love is the […] More

You’re incredibly flaky; you can’t help it and you certainly won’t try to deny it. It took your friends awhile to adjust to your inability to make plans like an adult. But even worse than making plans with friends is making them with someone you’re dating. You struggle to actually commit to plans with someone… […] More

OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Tinder – oh my! Online dating (and dating apps) are probably the most common way for millennials to meet new partners and hookups. (I’m pretty sure Match.com said that 1 out of every 3 marriages begins online now?!)  Online dating is great, but there’s also a hella steep learning curve. […] More

Here’s one thing that’s totally true: You never forget your first. “First what?” you may ask.  And to that I say…first anything.   No matter how much you wish that you could forget, you’re always going to remember your first… Alcoholic drink. Most likely an underage beer stolen from a parent’s liquor cabinet, glugged down with […] More