Tag: mental health

  • The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

    The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

    On this emotional roller coaster, I am acutely aware of how much the good times are possible because of the bad times, and vice versa.

  • Evidence of Self Care

    Evidence of Self Care

    When you look around – at your home or your body – what evidence of self care do you see? Do you see evidence of self love? If not, in what tangible ways can you change that?

  • 2011: I Lost a Friend Today

    2011: I Lost a Friend Today

    Ten years ago today, on April 28, 2011, a friend of mine took her own life at the young age of 23. In her honor, I’m reposting what I wrote after I learned of her death and sharing resources for mental health crises.

  • Here’s the Thing

    Between a pandemic and relentless capitalist culture — and also this question of “What is your quarantine masterpiece?” that still lingers over my head a year into COVID — I am getting increasingly frustrated with the idea of being consistently productive in the face of such overwhelming circumstances.

  • Six Months

    Six Months

    September marks six months of living with a pandemic — six months of face masks, hand sanitizer, uncertainty, heightened anxiety, restricted travel and social gatherings, and for many, six months of serious hardship, financial instability, and the pain of losing a loved one to this disease.