Ari Eastman
✨ real(ly not) chill. poet. writer. mental health activist. mama shark. ✨
This Is Why It’s So Hard To Trust People When You Have Anxiety
Trusting someone, anyone, means uncertainty and uncertainty to an anxious mind is terrible.
Your World Doesn’t End Just Because One Relationship Did
In a world of roughly seven billion people, losing this one won’t ruin you.
I Feel Behind All My Co-Workers
I sit down to write an essay and I delete every word. My brain has been a trash bag lately.
7 Reasons You Might Want To Take A Break From Dating
You’re still hung up on an ex or someone from your past.
Your Heart Is Not Made Of Glass
Your heart is not made of glass. It doesn’t break just because it hurts. It’s not beyond repair just because it feels a little bruised.
A Reminder
men who left because their masculinity felt threatened while waiting in your shadow never deserved to bask in your glow.
In A New Place With Zero Friends
Being an adult is wanting to run up to anyone who looks nice and saying, “Want to be my friend?” but knowing you probably shouldn’t.
Olivia Gatwood’s Debut Poetry Collection Is The Book I Wish I Had As A Teenage Girl
To say Olivia Gatwood is a powerhouse of a poet still somehow feels like an undersell.