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• You Have to Catch All of Them

  

  This piece is from the book I’m still sort of writing. The first Nintendo game I remember playing was Pokemon Gold, which I played on my turquoise Gameboy... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2022 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Putin’s Terms

  

  In the coming days/weeks, you’re going to hear a lot about how Ukraine should accept the terms of surrender (as that’s what they are) offered by Russia—how... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2022 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Earned Insecure Attachment

  [Content note: mental illness, suicide, self-harm, ED, sexual assault, bullying, emotional abuse]In attachment theory, “earned secure attachment” is when... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Post-Election Depression is Coming, So Be Gentle With Yourself

  

  Photo by Krista Mangulsone on UnsplashIf you’ve noticed yourself feeling more fatigued, sluggish, numb, or even down since the election, you’re not alone. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• One Year, Three Months, and Sixteen Days

  One year, eight months, and twenty-eight days ago I unraveled.Six weeks post-op from my final surgery, I found out that cancer wasn’t quite done with us yet.... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2020 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Seven Meditations for Moving Forward

  I. What are you feeling right now? Name it. Name them all–there are probably more than one or two. A feeling is any word or phrase that can come after the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2020 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Expanding Staircase

  

  Photo by Elena Kuchko on UnsplashThe following is a work of fiction, based on my experiences working with clients but not a reproduction of an actual session... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• “But You’re a Therapist!”

  It can be weird being open and vulnerable with others as a person who also happens to be a therapist. People are sometimes very surprised to hear that their... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Support Role Taxonomy

  

  Photo by Jametlene Reskp on UnsplashA universal human dilemma: you need social support, but the type of support you need isn’t the type you’re getting.You just... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Back Through the Fire

  

  Photo by Joanne Francis on Unsplash[Content note: cancer, illness, suicide]In November, I had my last cancer-related surgery. My temporary tissue expanders... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Speaking Gently to My Body

  

  Photo by Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho on UnsplashI’ve always criticized what I’ve sometimes called the chocolate-and-bubble-baths model of self-care, where a... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Zine, “The Girl Survives Cancer in This One,” is Now Available!

  

  As you may know, I’ve been writing a book of essays about my experience as a breast cancer survivor. Last month, I decided to publish a zine that collects some... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Building Blocks of Mental Distress: A Dimensional Assessment of Mental Illness

  

  This is a cross-post from my professional blog, where the most updated version of this will be.The field of mental healthcare has its roots in medicine. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Stuff I Read That You Might Like, Vol. 1

  

  Photo by Aliis Sinisalu on UnsplashFor a long time I’ve used Tumblr primarily to share quotes from my favorite articles that I read online (and sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Do Not Let Tumblr Frame Their Adult Content Ban as “Positive”

  Tumblr is banning all “adult” content. Besides being a terrible business move, this is also one of the most disingenuous decisions I’ve ever seen from an... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How Big is Your Hard Drive?

  

  This is relevant, I swear.This is a cross-post from my professional blog.Some friends and I were talking recently about the concept of “emotionally... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Who Decides When Pain is “Intolerable”?

  

  Imagine that, like me, you have a serious, incurable medical condition. If left untreated, this condition could kill you or at least have a devastating,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Intuitive Eating Made Me Miss My Flight

  (But, in the words of the great Rebecca Bunch, the situation’s a lot more nuanced than that.)Last night I was supposed to be on a flight to DC. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• 2 AM Talks Podcast: Baldness and Queer Aesthetics

  

  As you may recall from my little life update a month ago, I’ve recently started a new podcast called 2 AM Talks. My first guest was Alex Gabriel, my colleague... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Life Update!

  You may have noticed that I haven’t been writing on here very much. There are a few reasons for that and they are mostly good ones! Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES