Y.Florez

I had to disappear for a while, to figure out what I really want from life, to reflect. It’s coming to that time of year where I divert my energy inwards and find myself seeking and craving more time alone to think and process the past year. I’ve pieced together a few insights I’ve had […]

It’s crazy how life goes, how things grow. How things work out – or don’t. Our memories made up of big and small moments with the people we love and have loved. People who made us smile. People who caused us pain. With these memories are the attached experiences that broke us down and built

The perceptions towards the subject of toxicity makes many of us think, ‘That could never be me!’. We couldn’t imagine ourselves capable of possessing qualities and traits so poisonous. But the truth is, we are all capable of being toxic. Many times, we find ourselves so submerged in situations and relationships – whether that be

I wrote down a journal prompt titled ‘Self- love’ and here are some of the first thoughts that came to mind while writing. I know this term gets thrown around a lot in this age of self-development, ‘glowing up’ and romanticising your life but, self-love is an individual journey and it will look different for

So… it’s been a while! Lol. But I’m back and here’s an update. I tried summarising the last 4 months but honestly, there’s a lot to say, but I’m just going to highlight the key things I’ve taken away from the past 4 months. Where have I been? I had to ghost for a while

In my last post, I was reflecting on the lockdown period and what I learned in those months. Since then, I think I have been trying to take my own advice and implement those changes into my own life, which is why I haven’t written a post for a while. I thought to myself, I’m

I’ve just been trying to figure things out. What I want from life, from myself, from others. I’ve come to realise I want to do more of what makes me happy – without looking over my shoulder, making comparisons, or worrying what others will say. One thing I’ve taken away from this lockdown is how

For a really long time now I’ve been wanting to start a blog and as cliche as it sounds, I just didn’t have the self-belief to get started – and to be honest I am still struggling with self-doubt. However, there really is no better time than now and the timing is perfect as I