ocd
The Existential Menace
When My Mom Asked Me, “Now What?”
wellness
Madison
Am I a Coward for Never Leaving My Hometown?
The question I’ve been asking myself for years — and the answer that surprised me
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
Live, Laugh, Lie
Why Happiness Isn’t a Choice — And the Truth About High-Functioning Happiness
friendship
Here’s Everything Wrong With Me
Why I felt compelled to disclose my damage before anyone got close.
self care
I Know It’s Not Too Late to Start Living—But Living Doing What?
When the problem isn’t time, but direction.
hope
Easier to Love When Edited
What if the version of me people accepted was never the whole me?
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
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.
mindfulness
Be Mindful of the Force (Again)
Train your mind like a Jedi: be present, grounded, aware.