Sprouting
Last spring, I attended an eight-week therapy group for chronically ill folks. In it, we developed a language around talking
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February 25, 2020
depression
Whose Voice is Telling You That You’re Fat?
I grew up in the church. Every once in awhile, somebody would pray for patience. I didn’t think too much about it until one
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January 28, 2020
Comforting Reminders from Anxiety Blob, Vol. 1
Negotiating the world as a chronically anxious or depressed person, or someone with any kind of mental condition, can be
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January 24, 2020
For the Love of Eeyore
When I was a child, as children often do, I used to escape the tumultuousness and unpredictability of my home environment
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January 17, 2020
Get Back on Track When Everything in Life is Hard
The morning started out by waking up earlier than usual. I find this personally offensive. My body has the audacity to start
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November 25, 2019
Panic Attacks and Little Debbies
I need to be more transparent. I need to stop glossing it over. I need to stop posting about a life that is edited with
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September 11, 2019
When Depression Strikes, I Run
I’ll never forget the very first time I laced up my running shoes. It was a few weeks after my mom and I had participated in
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August 28, 2019
Overheard in the Coffee Shop
Content warning: suicide My name is not Alan Smithee. Unlike the Hollywood directors who ran from their projects, I want to
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August 6, 2019
Sweatpants & Relationships | No Love Better
After my second divorce, I vowed that I would never marry again if there was even one tiny iota of doubt in my mind that I
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July 21, 2019
How Tattoos Tell Our Stories
I used to have a bumper sticker—fortunately, never affixed to my car’s bumper—that read, “tattoos: not just for sailors and
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July 16, 2019
