We were sitting in unstained Adirondack chairs, our feet in the Gihon River. My new friend, Victoria Sottosanti (Read her work!...

"I just don't know if my story matters during a global pandemic," one of my students said this week. She's writing a poetry collection...

I've done it again; I've way oversubscribed myself. I'm going to a two-week writing residency at The Vermont Studio Center and I've given...

“The beauty of the impostor syndrome is you vacillate between extreme egomania and a complete feeling of: 'I'm a fraud! Oh God, they're...

Trump criticized the Washington Red Skins FINALLY considering changing their unbelievably offensive name (for financial reasons rather...

It's not easy to ask for help. It can be hard enough to even acknowledge that you need it, much less find and reach out to someone who...

I was talking to a friend this week who was having some issues with her partner and feeling conflicted about it. She felt guilty for...

"There are things you need that I can't give you," my then-boyfriend-now-husband told me when he suggested I see a therapist for the...

The other day, a girl I grew up with and hadn't spoken with in a while reached out and asked me to help out her dad. His tailor shop's...

I went to high school with these twins. They liked to torture animals then tell me about it in great detail during pottery class, trying...

"Rebel Rebel" was a frequent play in my mini-van in high school. I loved "Labyrinth" as a child and I love it still. The day after Obama...

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...

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...

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...

On May 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...

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...

The workday and down time don't look that different anymore; we're just home. So, how do you know when you're done with the day and ready...

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

"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...

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