mental health

  • Changing Shape

    If someone looked only at the statistics of my life, they might summarize it with a short sentence: three marriages, three divorces. Numbers are tidy that way. They flatten years of love, struggle, growth, and change into something that looks like 1 simple fact from the outside. But real relationships are not tidy. They are… Read more

  • Ready To Return

    Living in a body that won’t cooperate is like slow-onset torture. For years, my hips haven’t just hurt—they’ve held me back. At first, just a little. Gradually, over the years, more and more. Simple things—bending, walking, standing, even trying to sleep—have been battles I’ve fought quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) every day. I scheduled… Read more

  • Goals For The Next Year

    I don’t like making New Year’s resolutions. Losing weight, saving money, yadda yadda, blah. It never works out, and then you start your year feeling like a failure. I do however, have some things I’d like to work on in the next year. And from where I’m sitting right now, I think it’s entirely realistic… Read more

  • Highlights of 2025

    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? I saw this prompt, and my plan was to highlight all the positive things that happened this year, before year’s end. I have a massive backup on Google Photos of everything that happened (I take a LOT of photos), and a I… Read more

  • Give Them Justice

    ⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault and Strong Language⚠️ “[insert person name] was on the list too, but you don’t hear democrats say…” ✋🛑 Let me stop you right there. IF THEY’RE GUILTY, PUNISH THEM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW! I don’t care about their political affiliation. Lock them up and throw away the damn… Read more