Matt Joseph Diaz

Matt breaks down the major differences between unschooling and a traditional classroom setting.

Impostor syndrome is a disconnect in your mind between how everyone sees you and how you see yourself. It can be more dangerous than it seems.

“She just grabbed the bacon off my plate! She didn’t ask, she didn’t even say anything, she just assumed it was OK and took it!”
“It’s just bacon —”
“It’s NOT about the Bacon, Donald. It’s about the principle.”

For a long time, passing privilege made me feel like I didn’t deserve to call myself latino.

It's Monday — Boo! But, it's also time for another installment of #MondaysWithMatt — Yeah! 

Being asked about my weight-loss “secrets” make me uncomfortable. It feels very different from people wanting to know about my story. It feels like being asked to provide a shortcut.

Matt talks about how to deal with being stared at. 

I promise you, people living with depression are acutely aware that things probably aren’t as bad as they could be.

There’s a big difference between talking and communicating. One exists to relay messages, ideas, and feelings: the building blocks of being a person. The other exists to fill time. I’m by no means here to tell people how to approach their relationships — I just don’t want people to feel pressured to fill silences with noise out of the fear their partners won’t think they care.

We met Matt a year ago when he showed us his post weight-loss body.