icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20223 min readTherapyIt was incredibly frustrating trying to get mental health support. I had no connections, no income, and I had just graduated high school...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20222 min readHow to AdultLearning how to take care of yourself is really hard. In a way, you’re parenting yourself. So there can be many individual barriers based...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20223 min readLiving in CareLiving in care really is random and unique based on so many factors. Where you live, the amount of time you stay with families, types of...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20223 min readDisconnection From Other's ExperiencesA major negative side effect of growing up in care is the severe disconnection from your peers that you experience. I found myself being...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20225 min readHomelessnessThe quality of life for people who experience homelessness really depends on so many factors. Age, school/dropping out, social circle and...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 202215 min readBiography Trigger warning. I do include stories of abuse and mistreatment. Writing and reading this has impacted my mental health in ways I didn’t...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20221 min readHow to Help YourselfThe first step to helping yourself is admitting that you need help. It is hard to admit that you need help, trust me I know lots about it...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20221 min readLearning to Work With People You Disagree With or Don't LikeIn life, you can’t really pick the people that you have to work with for most jobs out there. There are always going to be people that...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20222 min readHow to Plan Your FutureTo plan for your future, you first must start out with some goals that you want to try and reach. You also need to know how to budget...
icarealotalbertaMar 29, 20221 min readThe Impact of Youth on Social WorkersSocial workers get to work with lots of different kinds of youth. The youth that social workers work with have a big impact on them. The...