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…when you’re trying to figure life out.
Everyone has a different modern struggle, and our content is here to relate to, give advice, and show that you aren’t alone in trying to navigate the difficulties of modern life.
Find our latest articles here, covering everything from lifestyle, wellbeing, relationship, and world struggles.
The Tale of the Bottle
Neglect.
A word so cold,
that it pierces my soul,
—and takes hold.
Tears bleed down my cheeks
—Oh how I wish it were not so!
Us Two Poets
I stand before you now. . .
We are two poets. . .
Will you let me be?
Will you accept my world as it is?
I've only just wished for a second chance. . .
Who are you crying for?
Don´t you remember what you wrote in that message on that cold rainy morning in May?
Because I remember crying while I hid under the covers, thinking the world had surely ended.
To ghost or not to ghost
That is the question you probably ask yourself every time I see those three dots disappear.
Is there something that I missed?
When did this become so fucking one-sided?
When will I stop making the effort?
When will I call the time of death?
Letters and Lily's
You turned 5, and I have still partially forgotten the moment you came into the world. 5 years too late to meet the precious woman you were named after. You see, you were given your time to greet the world on the same day that we lost her. Your great grandmother. I can only think she was watching over us that day.
elegy for fallen leaves
we met late in july
by a break in the sky
now our love is penniless art
thunder, thunder
over and under
recite the tale of my heart
Letter to a Dear Friend
"Hello best friend!"
Scribbled on the first line,
your name,
carried in my heart,
and written on every page.
Libby Jenner on unfurling her wings to heal through poetry
Following the successful launch of her second published poetry book, Wings Unfurled, we were overjoyed to speak with poet and author Libby Jenner about her poetry inspiration, writing process, and how poetry has been a powerful tool to help her with mental health and to heal traumas.
A Month’s Time
Do you know what it was/is to be in love? It was that spot in the woods by the park that is always filled with sunlight. The spot with the fairy garden that I took them to before they asked me to date them, like really date them. It was warmth and soup broth, it was a bath in some ways but not others. It is straining my eyes because I’m trying to peer into a wolf’s den or peering out of a cave and not straining my eyes because it’s night already. It is feeling like I was slapped in the face, and then wishing I had actually been slapped in the face because physical wounds are tangible. It is sobbing so hard I shake in my parked car the day after, before work, alone.
Artist Aleena Sharif on the power of painting nudes
This Modern Struggle Magazine had the absolute privilege of speaking with artist Aleena Sharif and sharing her inspirational artwork.
She shares her artistic journey, her creative process, and how the power of painting the nude female form helps to promote body confidence and self-love for herself and other women.
Thank you so much to Aleena for creating representative pieces and a safe space to share nude paintings.
The struggle is real when you’re learning to co-parent
Never in a million years did I think I would be a single dad.
As my first Christmas co-parenting approaches, I can’t help thinking that this isn’t how I imagined my life to be, how things don’t always turn out the way you expect when you start a family.
We are brought up with the notion that it’s always better for children to be part of the traditional family with both parents than each alone. Because it was imprinted into me that coming from a broken home was so difficult for children growing up, I have personally really struggled with the feeling that I have failed my daughter because her mom and I are no longer together.
The Tangled Thread of Grief
Sometimes I think of grief like an old woollen jumper. It’s the knitwear you fold at the bottom of your drawer, only getting it out on the coldest of days or in the very midst of winter.
Sometimes you only wear it on Christmas day, or on a special date that no one else celebrates.
Once it’s enveloped you, you fold it away again, smoothing down the fabric with your fingers in a private ritual, like the most sacred of things.
Mom Life Struggles - Part 1 of 41946 - Overcoming Mom Guilt to Take Care of Yourself
Many believe that as soon as you have children, that’s it, you have to give up all the fun things that you enjoyed doing before.
I adore my family, friends and having lots of social time. However, when these little humans come along who want and need you at every grasping moment, it can feel like the days of being social are over.
What people forget is that being away from your children is super important, not only for them to grow and become more independent, but also for your own mental health!
My Feelings, My Lovers, and Me
As I grew up my emotions evolved, as well as the way I felt about them. Even though I was well acquainted with my multitudes, I started to see that to a degree, they set me apart, and not in a way I liked. I saw how my tears sometimes scared people around me, and how my excitement was at times overwhelming. Simply put, I became afraid of being too much.
However, the reality of being by my standards “too much” became a lot less fun when I got diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, Anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It was all of a sudden too real. I was no longer “Lanacore” and “Girl, Interruptedesque” - I was mentally ill.