The FigureSpur Journal
A little perspective.
Room to reflect.
Stories and reflections on identity, relationships, faith and wellbeing.
20 stories · 2025 Clear filters
Dec 3, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
There was a time in my life when I was in a relationship that looked perfectly fine on the outside, but quietly, it was draining me. From the outside, everything seemed normal: smiles, shared plans, but inside, I felt a...
Dec 3, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
There are few words as simple yet as transformative as the word “no.” It’s small, direct, and easy to pronounce, but for many people, it’s one of the hardest things to say. We grow up learning how to be available, how to...
Dec 3, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
There is a type of tiredness that goes beyond the body. It doesn’t matter if you sleep ten hours, take a long weekend off, or even spend a day doing nothing; you still wake up feeling like something inside you is running...
Dec 3, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
In recent years, conversations about mental health have become more visible than ever, largely because of social media. Instagram, TikTok, and X (Twitter) have evolved into spaces where people openly discuss anxiety, tra...
Dec 3, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
Before teenagers ever learn about mental health from school, social media, or friends, their first understanding of emotional life comes from home. Family is supposed to be the strongest pillar, the place where you feel...
Nov 25, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
Aaron T. Beck, often called the father of Cognitive Therapy, changed the world’s understanding of mental health by arguing that emotional suffering is not simply about what happens to us, but about how we interpret what...
Nov 24, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
Psychologists haven’t always understood mental health the way we do today. In the early 1900s, mental struggles were seen as “moral weakness” or “bad behavior.” People weren’t taught about negative thoughts, trauma, chil...
Nov 24, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
Mental health struggles often don’t appear overnight. They start quietly, almost invisibly, creeping into our minds through small, persistent patterns. One of the earliest signs is negative thinking, a subtle, internal n...
Nov 23, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
In the middle of life’s chaos, responsibilities, expectations, pressure, heartbreak, and burnout, many young adults quietly lose themselves. Not intentionally. Not dramatically. Just slowly, piece by piece, until one day...
Oct 30, 2025 · FigureSpur Team
Hey family, last time we talked about overthinking and anxiety. The truth is, after going through all that noise in your head, the hardest part isn’t always finding peace; it’s trusting yourself to make choices without f...
