Spiritual
Chasing the Holy Grail of Meds: Part 3 of 3
The grail wasn’t what I thought it would be.
gratitude
hope
I Didn't Want an Audience. I Wanted Someone to Notice.
On depression, Facebook, and asking for help badly
disability
The Undiscovered Country of Getting Better
After 35 years of suffocating depression, I finally used the last of my air to speak up.
Spiritual
My Aria of Grief
The unique agony of a “mature” breakup
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
What Am I waiting for?
Delayed due to inner maintenance.
hope
Ode to My Therapist
How losing my guide taught me to captain my own ship.
hope
The Day Everything Caught Up With Me
It happened in a dentist chair, but it had been building for years.
mindfulness
Performative Empathy, Pop Psychology, and the Stuff That Starts to Feel Off
If I hear “holding space” one more time, I might wonder if we’re actually doing it… or just saying it.