Gray Eyed Athena

LATEST ARTICLES ( 197 )

• Crashing

  Crashing. Hard. Sleep knocks at the doors behind her eyeholes, banging, clanging, persistent and the noise leaks out around her eyeballs and turns into... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• April Better Be Better

  I worked really hard this weekend not to let myself get down about what a wash March turned out to be. The peak of my insomnia and a depressive slump and... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• 280 Calories: Rice Noodles, Steamed Spinach, Shrimp

  

  This is comfort food for me at its finest. Delicious, gluten free rice noodles tossed in a homemade concoction of tamari (gluten free soy sauce), garlic and... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hatha Prone Meditation

  She lay in that room with the rest of the bodies, toes pointed in, soft music on the speakers, eye pillows and big gray blankets resting lightly atop each... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

  

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  Posted on 01 April 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Happy

  

  Happy Easter. I’m spending today quietly preparing for my week and soaking up the early spring sunshine.Today I’m choosing happiness, because after all, it is ... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Liebster Award

  I was so pleased and honored to be nominated for this award by one of my favorite bloggers over at Evaporating Mind – Reflections of a Wasted Girl. Thank... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Puppy Love

  

  I love dogs. I mean, I really love dogs. I think I can speak for a lot of people when I say that there is no love so unconditional as that of a dog. I’m... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eating Disorders and Compassion

  The speculation around my office about who’s obsessed with food, who’s not eating, or who needs to lose weight is unreal. I love my job and three of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Control: Crime and Punishment

  I eat because I don’t deserve to be skinny. I eat to punish myself.I restrict because I don’t deserve to eat. I restrict to punish myself.Skinny is an... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waking and Wary

  I went to bed at 10:30pm and woke up at 1am. Two and a half hours of sleep last night. I woke up and lay there, feeling my body losing its grip… I seem to hav... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear (or Not So Dear) Coworkers:

  Please, please stop asking me how I’m doing or if I’m ok. Please stop telling me I look pale/tired/sick. And PLEASE stop trying to figure out a way to ask me... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Sure How Long i Can Survive.

  Last night, after an awesome yoga class, I spent time with a dear friend, C, as she was on her way off a nearby island and traveling north on mainland for a... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I’m an Athena

  If you’ve ever wanted to read up on (and take the quiz) for your goddess archetype, you should give it a try! Here’s the link. And if you’re interested in... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scarred

  8 years ago today I almost died.It was 2005 and I was a junior in high school, skiing on my favorite mountain with my first love and his sisters, one of my... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seroquel Induced

  Strung togetherstrung outShe dreamt in long threads of relived trauma, eyes closed, body awake and remembering. Memories hurt. Her whole life flashing before... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• b.

  My boyfriend goes by “B” on the blog.He’s not doing very well at the moment. He’s in the throes of studying to take the MCAT’s for the second time in May and... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back.

  I gained FOUR POUNDS last week while on Ativan, Seroquel, and a single night of Remeron. Typically this news would send me into a deep funk, but I think I’m... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doctors and Diagnoses

  This week was low. I pushed my limits but scared other people (and myself) with my clearly sleep-deprived mental state. I cannot describe the level of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gratitude

  To the wonderful, dear people who reached out to me during this week while I’ve been low: thank you.I kept coming back to the emails and comments from you all... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION