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Christy Alfaro
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Let's Play Catch Up
TW: Self-Harm, Addiction Hi friends - it's been a while. It's been over 6 months since we last chatted and there’s been some changes in...
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Christy Alfaro
Sep 22, 20237 min read
In Defense of Rory Gilmore
My sister and I used to watch Gilmore Girls together religiously. It was one of our favorite shows and anytime a re-run was on, we'd...
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Christy Alfaro
Aug 8, 20234 min read
Chasing Happiness
Happiness hap·pi·ness (n) The state of being happy Happy hap·py (adj) feeling or showing pleasure or contentment Pleasure pleas·ure (n) a...
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Christy Alfaro
May 4, 20236 min read
Can You Hear Me Now?
It’s interesting the things that you don’t realize have become such ingrained parts of your life.
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Christy Alfaro
Apr 5, 20235 min read
Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Growing up my Dad taught me that you do things once and you do them right. There wasn't much room to try and fail at things. As I've...
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Christy Alfaro
Mar 10, 20215 min read
The Dangers of Toxic Positivity on Social Media
Toxic Positivity (n): The overgeneralization of a happy, optimistic state that results in the denial, minimization and invalidation of...
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Christy Alfaro
Feb 10, 20217 min read
I'm Sorry Britney Spears, Tackling My Internalized Misogyny
I watched Eliza McLamb's Tik Tok last week and her words spoke to me so deeply that I saved it and have been revisiting it everyday,...
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Christy Alfaro
Feb 3, 20214 min read
Let's Stop Using the Term "Guilty Pleasure"
This is my call to action: Let's stop calling things a guilty pleasure! Let's express our joy without restraints!
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Christy Alfaro
Jan 27, 20215 min read
Almost An Addict - Navigating Life When Addiction Runs In Your Family
**Trigger Warning: Addiction, Rape** It's interesting growing up knowing that there are a lot of health things that you have to worry...
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Christy Alfaro
Jan 6, 20215 min read
Fighting the January Blues
I've been starting at this screen for the last couple hours, on the screen next to me is CNN showing live footage of a coup attempt. When...
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