I'm Back!

Hello, everyone. It has been a hot minute since I have posted anything here. Life has been pretty crazy and any free time I've gotten has been dedicated to taking care of my own mental health. I'll give you guys some of the bigger updates in my life.

I recently received my Associate's degree, finally! I've been working on getting that for eight years, on and off. Finally, I earned it. The next step that I just started working on is looking into schools to start working towards my Bachelor's degree. I've found a few, but am still doing my research.

I'm still working at my same job as a teacher's assistant in a school specifically working for children with autism. I started there when COVID was becoming a bigger issue last year and we started working remotely. Because of that, I have yet to meet my student in-person. Despite that, I am so happy with my job and the relationship I've been able to build with my student.

Aside from all of my stuff, I've been thinking about you guys! How is everyone doing? Are there any specific topics you would like me to post about?

I will be aiming for a new post each week. As I am human, I may not reach this goal. However, I will make sure to have at least two posts per month.

As always, I will always respond to any messages/emails within 24 hours. I love you ALL and cannot wait to get back to regular blog posts and hearing from you all.

Please reach out with any questions, concerns, ideas for blog posts, or even just to have a friend to listen/talk to.

Stay Strong and Stay Safe! Love,

Aylin

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255); www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support: www.suicide.org

Lifeline Crisis Chat: https://www.contact-usa.org/chat.html

Crisis Text Line: Text REASON to 741741 (free, confidential and 24/7)

Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288)

Family Violence Helpline: 1-800-996-6228

Planned Parenthood Hotline: 1-800-230-PLAN (7526)

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency: 1-800-622-2255

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678. Standard text messaging rates apply. Available 24/7/365. (Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning—LGBTQ—young people under 25.)

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