Brandi Carter

My Favorite Creation

Choose Your Happiness: By Brandi Carter Backstory: All my life, I’ve battled with severe anxiety and depression. When high school rolled around, the pressures and expectations of being fifteen started to take their toll. I found myself trying to fit in while simultaneously trying to stand out. I guess the perfect word to describe my sophomore year was lost. As a result, I found myself a little more anxious than usual. I joined the track team, and participated in extracurricular activities. However, despite all of my efforts to help myself heal through what I believed to be the perfect “distraction,” I found that none of these things worked. I felt the most at peace baking in the kitchen making a ginormous mess.