Facing an Existential Crisis or, Attending an Artist Residency During a Pandemic
We were sitting in unstained Adirondack chairs, our feet in the Gihon River. My new friend, Victoria Sottosanti (Read her work!...
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- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
The World Needs Your Art Right Now
"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...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 4 min
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
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...
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
“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...
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- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Being Politically Correct Isn't a Bad Thing
Trump criticized the Washington Red Skins FINALLY considering changing their unbelievably offensive name (for financial reasons rather...
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- Jul 6, 2020
- 6 min
Reaching Out
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...
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- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Holding Two Truths
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...
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- Jun 27, 2020
- 4 min
What It Means to Need
"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...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
Choose Kindness
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...
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- Jun 12, 2020
- 6 min
What Do We Do with Our Racist "Friends?"
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...
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- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
Can We Condemn the Artist and Still Love the Art?
"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...
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- Jun 1, 2020
- 5 min
This Grief Belongs to All of Us (As Does the Responsibility to Do Something About It)
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...
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- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
You Don't Graduate Therapy
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...
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- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
It's OK to Mourn What You're Missing
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...
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- May 3, 2020
- 7 min
Happy Nala Day!
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...
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- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
Finding Community While Social Distancing
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...
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- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
Signing Off
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...
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- Apr 11, 2020
- 4 min
The New Normal: Finding Routines Amidst Chaos
For people who struggle with mental illness, routines are essential. Having familiar steps can help you organize your thoughts, reduce...
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- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
How are you really?
"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...
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 5 min
Cooking through a Crisis
This is a difficult time for us all. But those with mental illnesses are particularly susceptible to negative effects of isolation,...
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