Introduce yourself! Who are you?
Hi everyone! My name is Britt and I run the blog An Anxious Millennial. In case that doesn’t sum up everything you need to know about me, here’s a little more about myself. I live in the suburbs of Milwaukee with my five month old Australian shepherd named Blue. I am one of three daughters and have an extremely close relationship with my family. That closeness & openness helped inspire me to start a blog and share my life with the world. Some rapid fire things about me are: I love practicing yoga, I’ve started learning more about meditation and am really into it, baking is one of my favorite hobbies and I love to stay up to date on anything related to pop culture. One of my favorite things to do is have a free weekend where I can binge watch reality tv and I also love refreshing the E News app on my phone. But besides the fun of pop culture, I would consider myself very political. I take pride in being a feminist and am always pushing myself to research what is going on in the US and also in the world. It is important for me to speak up, help others and find the best way to be an ally in situations that do not directly impact me.

What inspired you to start a blog?
I’m someone who has always dealt with anxiety. Growing up, I consistently wrote in a diary which was such a positive outlet for me. My anxiety used to be really hard for me to talk about but once I broke down that wall, I started sharing my story with others. I found out SO many people related to what I was feeling. I wanted to take the experiences I was going through (and already went through) to the next level and share them on a platform that could reach so many people. An Anxious Millennial has turned into so much more than I thought it could be. I talk about therapy, relationships, day to day life, recipes, beauty, self care… you name it! It has become a total passion project! And even to this day, I still write in a diary but it has now become a gratitude journal.

What is one thing no one really knows about you?
I’m a pretty open book but a lot of people would be surprised to hear that I’m obsessed with cereal. I would eat cereal for every meal if I could. And I’m not talking about adult cereal (no Special K here) I want alllllll the nostalgic goodies. Frosted Flakes anyone?

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
“Be a fountain, not a drain”

What would you say to 16 year old you?
The lessons you are learning today will help make you the best version of yourself. 16 was a hard age for me (isn’t it for most teenage girls?!) I was trying to figure out who I was while also riding the waves of anxiety and depression. They were really tough times (I’m not going to lie) but now that I am older, I can very clearly see how each of those experiences and hard moments made me into the person I am today.