This blog first started years ago when I was 18 living in New York City. I was confused, sad, lonely and had the heart and experience of a 35 year old in heartbreak. My mother had just passed away from cervical cancer, which was the reason I started to write in the first place. I wanted to write about sex, heartbreak, love and all the confusing moments it brings young girls. From how to take care of your vaginal health to how to get over a guy who ghosted you.

Over the last 9 years I have realized it is still confusing, and love can still ache. I have also learned that with love and boyfriends comes a personal battle. In order to have a healthy relationship I needed to look at my wounds in a way I had never done before, and this was a life changing experience for me. I have been lucky enough to have people in my life, especially my therapist whom saved my life, and other friends who have been there for me. But I am lucky. There are still a lot of people who do not know how to navigate these feelings or they feel ashamed for feeling so much. I know I still do too.

For this, I still feel the need to share everything, honestly and openly, in hopes to give other young women guidance to not make the same dumb mistakes I have made with men, or to create a conversation that we are too afraid to have. Because without these hard conversations we are still the same young confused 19 year old girl, and we want to love that girl, not push her away. Here is to HUSH, a blog created by Camryn Pessin.