chronic pain
I’m Not Asking the Internet to Save Me
On writing honestly without asking to be fixed
honesty
laugh
Waiting on a Wish?
Or maybe this is it.
hope
I Didn't Want an Audience. I Wanted Someone to Notice.
On depression, Facebook, and asking for help badly
hope
Landing with Conviction
What Yo-Yo Ma and an electric cello taught me about surviving the “Comparison Trap.”
disability
The Thirty-Year Subscription
On being canceled by a best friend who never actually wanted the title.
Sondheim
When the Music Turned Sour
Surviving the 30-Year Battle Between My Talent and My Depression
gay anthem
Navigating the Hostile Territory of Aging and Attraction
What happens when you realize you’ve participated in your own erasure?
mindfulness
Wanting Connection Doesn’t Mean I’m Good at It
How many times am I going to write about needing connection?
hope
I Know Better Now, But I Still Feel Like a Failure
When insight doesn’t quiet the old voice
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.