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  • A stack of journals from my healing era
    Personal Essays

    Where Does Your "Healing Journey" End?

    Exploring trauma, growth, and the danger of expecting closure.

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  • Sometimes You Need The Blues - Living With BiPolar Disorder
    Personal Essays

    Sometimes You Need The Blues

    Reflections on living with bipolar disorder

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  • The End of my Gold Star Life
    Personal Essays

    The End of My Gold-Star Life

    On the collapse of praise-based worth and what comes after.

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  • Human Nature
    Personal Essays

    Human Nature

    There’s a glass of whiskey on the rocks to my right. It’s 11am and I’m doing the homework on the list of doctor’s notes from my mother-in-law’s cardiologist. The what-if’s and when-not-if’s are flooding my mind and the biggest monster in the room is how I’m going to support him when the time comes. Except…

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  • "Real Writer" Dilemma
    Personal Essays

    The Writer's Dilemma

    A free-write session on legitimacy, imposter syndrome, and the blurry line between content and craft

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  • Cold Turkey Season
    Personal Essays

    Cold Turkey Season

    On quitting the familiar and feeding what comes next

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