Maintaining a Creative Practice at the End of the World
"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...
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- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Why I Never Stop Moving
"You're like a cat," a friend once told me, "you never stop moving." This is true in both a literal and figurative sense. I'm always...
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- Feb 21, 2020
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Taking Stock
This week, I was telling my therapist that I felt stressed and overwhelmed. I've had so much on my plate that I constantly feel behind,...
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- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
I Wrote a Love Letter to a Stranger
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...
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- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
Slow Down
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...
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 6 min
Advocating for Mental Health
This week, I spent the day in the Vermont statehouse in Montpelier for Mental Health Advocacy Day. I get NAMI's (National Alliance on...
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- Jan 17, 2020
- 2 min
How to Say "No"
I'm not very good at saying "no." Need a favor? Sure! Invite me to do something? I'll make it work. Want me to work for free or next to...
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- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
Remember to Do That Thing You Love
Last weekend, I went snowboarding for the first time all season. I live about 20 minutes from Sugarbush and would normally be up there...
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- Dec 31, 2019
- 2 min
So long, 2019, and thanks for all the fish!
What a year - wildfires! Hurricanes! Scandals! Impeachment! But 2019 has been a pretty good year for me, even a pretty great year (as...
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- Dec 18, 2019
- 5 min
What "Modern Love" Got Right About Bipolar Disorder (And What It Got Wrong)
In the opening scene of Episode 2 of the new Amazon series, "Modern Love," Lexi (played by Anne Hathaway) dances through the supermarket...
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- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
Lonely While Not Alone
"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,...
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- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Take Your Own Advice
The Golden Rule is "Treat others as you want to be treated," but I propose a new rule - "Treat yourself as you would treat others." I...
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- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
Knowing What You Need
This week, a friend posted about someone criticizing her for being on anti-depressants (I recently wrote a post about this happening to...
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- Nov 15, 2019
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That Time I Ruined the Potluck
Two of my oldest friends, Ali and Chelsea, and I don't see each other as much as we'd like to, despite living within a half hour of each...
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- Nov 8, 2019
- 2 min
Why Do We Undervalue Art?
Seriously, why do we undervalue art? I'm talking all kinds of art from writing to music. We want it free or, at least, super cheap. We...
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- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
A Tether to the World
I first saw Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby's Netflix special "Nanette" while sitting on the floor of a friend's cabin in West Virginia...
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- Oct 25, 2019
- 5 min
Telling Your Truth
I'm not much for sticking to New Year's resolutions (let's be real; is anyone?), but at the beginning of this year I set the ambiguous...
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- Oct 18, 2019
- 8 min
Therapy Is Hard Work: My Mental Health Journey
When I was thirteen and anorexic, I was sent to the teen psychiatric ward in the Keene State Hospital. It was my first experience with...
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- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Reading through Depression
I've suffered from major depressive disorder since I was a kid; it's part of having Bipolar Disorder. Though I'm now on the right...
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- Sep 27, 2019
- 2 min
Kill Your Darlings, Love Your Weirdlings
Most writers are familiar with the phrase, "Kill Your Darlings" (a poll of my husband found that 100% of non-writers are not). It means...
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