disability
The Undiscovered Country of Getting Better
After 35 years of suffocating depression, I finally used the last of my air to speak up.
anxiety
disability
Why I Hate “Fake It Till You Make It”—and Why We Don’t Have a Good Alternative
disability
Why I Hate “Fake It Till You Make It”—and Why We Don’t Have a Good Alternative
Because sometimes pretending is the only thing paying the bills.
laugh
Live, Laugh, Lie
Why Happiness Isn’t a Choice — And the Truth About High-Functioning Happiness
hope
Loneliness Needs Better Branding
The problem with loneliness is the marketing.
hope
Easier to Love When Edited
What if the version of me people accepted was never the whole me?
hope
The Day Everything Caught Up With Me
It happened in a dentist chair, but it had been building for years.
hope
I asked ChatGPT to help me write a suicide note. What I got instead was a conversation.
I expected a refusal. What I got instead was a conversation that helped keep me here.
mindfulness
Be Mindful of the Force (Again)
Train your mind like a Jedi: be present, grounded, aware.
hope
The Comparison Trap
The fastest way to lose yourself is to measure your life against someone else’s highlight reel
hope
Resistance Is Futile: Treatment-Resistant Depression (Part 2)
My experience navigating depression that didn’t respond to treatment