Have a Heart - Wear a Mask
It makes me sad that I have to say this but wearing a mask isn’t political, it’s simply an act of empathy. It’s not about you - about...
Travel in the age of COVID-19
I have been in a massive debate for months because of COVID-19 about whether or not I should take my trip out to the west coast to see my...
The World Keeps Spinning
So I feel like many of you are aware that I’ve been planning a big Europe trip for the end of the year. That I’ve been working toward...
Faking Happy
I’m very good at pretending to be happy. I’ve spent my life masking pain, pretending disfunction doesn’t exist, covering up the wounds of...
Work to Grow
Mass shootings, a looming pandemic, nearly 800 million starving people in the world, and here I am, well-fed, housed, healthy, safe......
Friends
As an adult, I've found little success in making friends outside of a workplace. I used to get angry about that fact. Used to wish that...
Fully Awake
Because I would escape into my mind, my mind became a cage. Maladaptive daydreaming is something I wish would be discussed in the mental...
The Journey Isn't Futile
The drugs that save us and the drugs that hurt us are sometimes one and the same. Getting better from a mental illness isn’t a...
