Anxiety Disorder in Disordered Times
:: Anxiety disorder can’t be solved with hand sanitizer. With a full pantry. With social distancing. None of those things matter at all if you have anxiety disorder. Early this morning, around 5:30 a.m., I awoke from a horrible nightmare. I was riding in a car...
I’m Disabled and I Don’t Have to Share My Secrets. My Children Don’t Have to, Either.
:: Part of changing the world means that my kids do not have to yield their privacy for other people’s comfort. 💦💦💦💦💦💦 A while back, I wrote an essay for the magazine Catapult that told a story about how my younger...
My Depression Is Not for Your Catharsis
:: Sometimes I suffer. Sometimes being me hurts, a lot. But that’s all part of my story. Stop trying to take away my story. It’s hard to write about depression when you are depressed. I’ve had depression many times. Yet it wasn’t until the most...
Depression, the blog post
:: Today, I am painfully, horribly, depressed. I was also depressed yesterday, and the day before. And last week. And the week before. And last month. Likely the month before, and the month before that. I don’t recall much prior because the rest is covered in...
How to Write About Your Kids without Being Awful
:: You can choose to write nothing about your kids, which is a fine choice, or you can write about your kids with utter kindness, respect, and gratitude. And even then, you must be careful. I have a deadline looming for my monthly column about motherhood, and I hit a...01. About Me
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