Our nation is on fire. Violence, anger, hate: this isn't new. This country was built on the backs of black people and continues to rely on systems of oppress...

When I was in my early twenties, I finally sought out a therapist for the first time in a decade. I had seen a lot of therapists when I was thirteen and four...

The whole world is grieving right now. 317,180 deaths worldwide. 3.8 million Americans have lost their jobs. Life as we know it has been undone. When was the...

On March 3, 2013, two things happened that would change my life: we adopted our first dog and my mom fell down the stairs. Dylan and I had been looking for d...

On Saturday, on my way to a local brewery to pick up beer curbside, I saw six teenagers hanging out next to the covered bridge in town where teenagers hang o...

For people who struggle with mental illness, routines are essential. Having familiar steps can help you organize your thoughts, reduce your anxiety, and lift...

"How are you?" I ask my therapist over Zoom. Sometimes I ask how she is when I enter her office, but mostly, it's just a formality. Now I really want to know...

This is a difficult time for us all. But those with mental illnesses are particularly susceptible to negative effects of isolation, disrupted routines, and a...

"I just can't write right now," one of my students said this week. "I sat at my computer for three hours this morning and couldn't write a word," she said. S...

As a freelance writer, I've taken some pretty random gigs. I once wrote character and plot analysis for Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone. I've reviewed ...

I never stop moving. I'm usually juggling several things at once, moving back and forth between them. My to-do list is always a mile long. Even when I try to...

This week, I spent the day in the Vermont statehouse in Montpelier for Mental Health Advocacy Day. I get NAMI's (National Alliance on Mental Health) newslett...

Last weekend, I went snowboarding for the first time all season. I live about 20 minutes from Sugarbush and would normally be up there opening day and at lea...

What a year - wildfires! Hurricanes! Scandals! Impeachment! But 2019 has been a pretty good year for me, even a pretty great year (as years go). 2018 was my ...

In the opening scene of Episode 2 of the new Amazon series, "Modern Love," Lexi (played by Anne Hathaway) dances through the supermarket dressed as if she we...

"I'm not alone, but I'm still lonely." -"Live in the Moment," Portugal the Man Last night I went to my friend Corrine's Open Studio, where she had on display...