Marisa Donnelly

Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.

10 Positive Reminders For When You Feel Like A Stranger In Your Own Skin

We were all strangers once, trying to map out our paths, stumbling around with eyes that couldn’t see and bodies that were unsure. We will all feel like this again—weird, foreign, timid, alone. But these feelings lead to growth, to new beginnings, to a new sense of self. Hold on. You will reach the other side a better person than you were before.

Sweet Girl, You Are Stronger Than You Think

The world will tell you that being an emotional woman is weak, that giving your love away is weak, that letting others in is weak, that you are weak, just because you are a woman. But the world is wrong.

Sometimes You Just Have To Take A Deep Breath, And Slow Down

Sometimes you just have to slow down. You have to take a moment to breathe, to say, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t do that right now,’ or ‘I’ll do that later.’ You have to give yourself the permission to say no, or walk away when you’re in over your head.