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  • Books to Read in March 2018

    Books to Read in March 2018

    I’ve always been a book nerd. In elementary school, they tested me for a learning disability because instead of turning in my homework, I’d sneak a book under my desk and read all day.…

  • Depression Thoughts: I’ve Got the Blues

    Depression Thoughts: I’ve Got the Blues

    I’ve been pretty good for months now but last week was rough. Last week, I caught feelings and they weren’t fucking good. One day I felt fine, the next I felt like a storm…

  • Urban Jungle

    Urban Jungle

    A few weeks ago, I was sitting at my desk, gazing out of the window when I saw a rabbit sitting right smack in the middle of my yard munching on grass. I immediately…

  • 19 Things I Wish I Could Go Back in Time to Tell My Younger Self

    19 Things I Wish I Could Go Back in Time to Tell My Younger Self

    I wouldn’t say that I regret any of my adult decisions because my choices made me who I am and I’m pretty okay with myself. With that being said, things could have been a…

  • The Moth, Star Wars, and Facing my Fears

    The Moth, Star Wars, and Facing my Fears

    I hate speaking in public.  I really hate it. If you’ve ever been to one of my readings, you know that I’m usually three or four Ketal One and soda’s in before I can…

  • Self-Care Lessons I Wish I’d Known Before my Breakdown

    Self-Care Lessons I Wish I’d Known Before my Breakdown

    After suffering from chronic depression, unbearable anxiety, and panic last year that lead to an all-out mental breakdown, I’ve been on the long, hard road to recovery. I’ve had good days and bad, perfect…

  • This Little Shit That I Love

    This Little Shit That I Love

    Every morning I walk my dog, Oliver, around the block in the freezing cold begging him to make a doody so we can go home and I can get to work. Yesterday while walking…

  • On Getting Pregnant

    On Getting Pregnant

    I spent my entire adult life doing everything in my power to not have a baby. Condoms, the morning after pill, the trusty pull-out method, any and all means necessary to just not be…

  • 2018: A Better World (and better M.E.)

    2018: A Better World (and better M.E.)

    I know that New Year’s resolutions are getting kind of old and tired. But making a list of goals at the beginning of every year is pretty important to my general mental health and…

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