Warning: This post contains graphic surgical images. To read an image-free version, please click here. As I write this, it is unbelievable to me that this is my 1 year post operation update. I made the decision last year to document as much of my surgical journey as I could due to the impending release […]
10 Things I Learned Being a Bald Woman for 1 Year
One year ago, I did the craziest, most fearless thing I have ever done – I shaved my head. Honestly, being able to follow through with this taught me a lot about myself, because I just didn’t think I had the courage to do it. I thought I was going to back out and just […]
Why I Must Take Blogging Breaks
Disclaimer: I am not a healthcare provider, and everything I write on my blog or relating social media sites comes from my personal experience. The content on Liv Forever is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health […]
Homeless in America: What I’ve Observed? What I’ve Learned?
Believe it or not, I have been writing this post in my head now for a year. I got the inspiration to write this after a huge road trip with my boyfriend, Jacob. We crossed through about 6 or 7 different states and the atmosphere was vastly different in each of them. I find it […]
An American Woman Living In Rural Jamaica as a Peace Corps Volunteer: a Guest Post with Loren Reese
A huge part of this site is advocating for others and their rights. I knew from the beginning that one of the groups I wanted to continue to focus on is women. Why? Well for one, I am a woman, but also because many people have such a huge misconception of women’s rights and what […]
Female Hygiene and Menstrual Products: What’s in them? Are there alternatives?
Periods. It’s a topic most don’t want to discuss. The most periods are talked about is in our group of girlfriends when we talk about what birth controls we are on and how it affects our periods, sometimes making us not have one at all or when we’re complaining because it is that dreaded week. […]
Character Collectives: Hannah Heim – A New Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, I am so excited to introduce to you, the first person in my Character Collectives series; Hannah Heim – a new mother who is celebrating her very first Mother’s Day this year. Character Collectives is a series I created that will allow me to highlight everyday people with extraordinary values that […]
The Girl Obsessed with Her Hair
I never would have admitted what I am telling you now, when I had my hair. I most definitely tried to hide the fact that I loved it. My whole life I struggled with my hair; being born a mixed child, I had very thick, frizzy, and unmanageable hair. All during high school I kept […]
Why This Blog Is My Dream Come True
Ever since I can remember I have been a writer and a creator. When I was young, I didn’t enjoy writing as much as I do now, but it didn’t stop me from stapling copy paper together into booklets to write and illustrate my very own stories. You can find my typewriter here! This website […]