Kaase Levell

If I asked your TikTok feed for advice, it would probably say something like, “Girl, just do you. Follow your heart. Protect your peace. Don’t let anyone tell you who to be.” And honestly, that sounds really good. It sounds freeing. It sounds empowering. It sounds like confidence. But here’s the thing we don’t slow down enough to ask: what if doing you isn’t actually what’s best for you? Culture makes self-expression feel like the ultimate form of freedom. Like if no one tells you what to do...

Okay, let me ask you… have you ever been sitting there scrolling, maybe hiding under your blanket, thinking, ‘Wait… am I the only one asking the totally weird, totally messy, totally heart-full questions no one else will admit?’ You know the ones. The ‘Oh my gosh, if God hears this I’m doomed’ type.  Am I right? Imagine this: you’re at school, at home, or in your room, and these thoughts just… pop.  Questions like: ‘Will I go to hell because I like girls?’ ‘Will I go to hell because my brain...

Imagine this. You grab someone else’s glasses. Not because you need them—just because they’re there. You put them on and immediately you’re like…Oh. This was a bad idea. Everything’s blurry. The floor feels questionable. You’re walking like a baby giraffe. And what’s wild is—you don’t even realize how messed up your vision is… until you take them off. That? That’s how a lot of us are living. We’re seeing life through lenses we DID NOT pick!! Lenses handed to us by culture, trends, opinions,...