Without Further Ado!
Hello! Welcome to my domain. My name is Rachel. I am a 29 year old black woman that resides in the Washington D.C. / metropolitan area. I am an aspiring writer and singer. And a huge part of who I am revolves around those two hobbies.
Took you long enough!
Yes, I know. I have been cowering behind feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness. I’ve completely lost who I once was, abandoning all of the things that used to make me happy. Like..creating music and sharing my talent with the world. Reading literature and creating dissertations and essays based off of what I’ve read. Hell, Reading in general! I’ve definitely found myself questioning why I let myself go as much as I have. Creating this sub stack is a chance for me to try and bring myself back.
What’s it all about?
A huge chunk of this sub stack will be dedicated to me opening up about my struggles with low self esteem, and how those very struggles have impacted my life (obviously not in a good way). For most of my life I’ve suffered from body dysmorphic disorder, also known as BDD. I’ll be talking about it in detail for the first time to an audience of whoever feels compelled to listen. I’ll also be sharing my poetry as well as a few short stories I’ve written in the past. I want to give myself a chance to be more productive and try to inspire other people to do the same.
Bare with me..
I’m a little rusty. I haven’t written professionally or even for leisure in a very long time. If there are grammatical errors, accidental run on sentences etc. don’t hold it against me. With each time I publish, I’ll try to pay more attention to detail and ultimately improve. The messages I convey will always be clear as day and easy to understand though, I promise!
Thanks for sticking around!
If you’ve made it this far, thank you! I’m happy youve decided to participate. I can’t wait to be open with you all..whoever you are. I want to make a difference in my own life with the creation of this. This post was just an introduction. I’ll be posting every Tuesday of the week. Hope to see you there!