July 29, 2019 How community theater changed my life One day in fall 2010, my roommate Grace turned to me and asked if I wanted to audition with her for an all-female Shakespeare troupe she had found advertised on Craigslist. I immediately said yes. I had no idea then that that one "yes" would end up changing my life… Read More July 8, 2019 What to pack for a loved one's hospital stay In the past few years, my partner has had to stay in the hospital twice, and both times, I stayed with them. They have one more surgery coming up which will, hopefully, be the last one. There's plenty of advice on how to pack for them, but this time, I'm determined to get it right and pack sensibly for my own stay. Here's how I'm doing it… Read More 1.0k June 3, 2019 Why electroconvulsive therapy was the closest thing to a magic bullet I’ve found for my depression When I requested electroshock (also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) from my psychiatrist, she was shocked that I was actually requesting it. Nearly every medical professional I spoke to on my ECT journey made a concerted effort to sing its praises and try to convince me to stick with it. I didn't need convincing, and I am incredibly glad that I stuck with it. ECT has helped me in ways that no other treatment has, lifting me out of a 15+ year fog of depression and making me much more capable of functioning like a "normal" adult. Read More 1.9k May 27, 2019 An extremely relatable bathroom adventure with shapewear On this particular evening I was in full Spanx. I did look great in the dress, but I had not thought about how bathroom breaks would work. I took a bathroom break during the award ceremony and it was exhausting. I'm totally going to overshare here… Read More 1.5k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130
July 8, 2019 What to pack for a loved one's hospital stay In the past few years, my partner has had to stay in the hospital twice, and both times, I stayed with them. They have one more surgery coming up which will, hopefully, be the last one. There's plenty of advice on how to pack for them, but this time, I'm determined to get it right and pack sensibly for my own stay. Here's how I'm doing it… Read More 1.0k June 3, 2019 Why electroconvulsive therapy was the closest thing to a magic bullet I’ve found for my depression When I requested electroshock (also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) from my psychiatrist, she was shocked that I was actually requesting it. Nearly every medical professional I spoke to on my ECT journey made a concerted effort to sing its praises and try to convince me to stick with it. I didn't need convincing, and I am incredibly glad that I stuck with it. ECT has helped me in ways that no other treatment has, lifting me out of a 15+ year fog of depression and making me much more capable of functioning like a "normal" adult. Read More 1.9k May 27, 2019 An extremely relatable bathroom adventure with shapewear On this particular evening I was in full Spanx. I did look great in the dress, but I had not thought about how bathroom breaks would work. I took a bathroom break during the award ceremony and it was exhausting. I'm totally going to overshare here… Read More 1.5k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130
1.0k June 3, 2019 Why electroconvulsive therapy was the closest thing to a magic bullet I’ve found for my depression When I requested electroshock (also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) from my psychiatrist, she was shocked that I was actually requesting it. Nearly every medical professional I spoke to on my ECT journey made a concerted effort to sing its praises and try to convince me to stick with it. I didn't need convincing, and I am incredibly glad that I stuck with it. ECT has helped me in ways that no other treatment has, lifting me out of a 15+ year fog of depression and making me much more capable of functioning like a "normal" adult. Read More 1.9k May 27, 2019 An extremely relatable bathroom adventure with shapewear On this particular evening I was in full Spanx. I did look great in the dress, but I had not thought about how bathroom breaks would work. I took a bathroom break during the award ceremony and it was exhausting. I'm totally going to overshare here… Read More 1.5k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130
1.9k May 27, 2019 An extremely relatable bathroom adventure with shapewear On this particular evening I was in full Spanx. I did look great in the dress, but I had not thought about how bathroom breaks would work. I took a bathroom break during the award ceremony and it was exhausting. I'm totally going to overshare here… Read More 1.5k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130
1.5k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130
1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1234…130