I’m waiting for the public conversation about women and work to shift away from leadership and toward leading a good life. Read more
My Mental Health Is More Important Than Leadership Success
Brain+Body
The Troubling Power of ‘Nagging’
I’ve given my boyfriend grief about his diet since we started dating. To give you a sense of his philosophy on food: the more butter the better; anything and everything that can should be fried; if you don’t think you need sugar on it, you’re probably wrong and it does. In short, as a person who Read more
How Seasonal Affective Disorder Feels From The Inside
I have SAD, but that doesn’t mean I’m just sad. Read more
How To Help The Cause When You Need Help Yourself
Active compassion for your mental illness is a form of resistance. Read more
How To Help The Cause When You Need Help Yourself
Active compassion for your mental illness is a form of resistance. Read more
How I Finally Figured Out I’m Queer In My Late Thirties
I haven’t figured out the answers to all my questions. But I hope I never reach the point where I have nothing new left to experience and, thus, run out of questions altogether. Read more
What Animated Sitcoms Get Right—And Wrong—About Mental Illness
BoJack: Everything comes so easy for you. Read more
A Letter To My Abuser
By Karah Frank The following letter was delivered in court in the case against Karah’s former abuser. She says it was inspired by the bravery of the Stanford rape victim. Content warning: domestic violence. In Judith Herman’s now foundational text on trauma, she outlines the process of psychological domination. The final stage in this process is Read more
An Open Letter To Fellow Suicide Survivors
People talk about all the things that happened before the suicide… but what about what happens after? Read more
Why Veterans With PTSD Are Turning To Cannabis
“Then these vets would come back to me. That’s what’s really impressive to me, when vets find that path with cannabis, they always are determined to share that with the world . . . They would always have their spouse or their kid in tow to corroborate their stories. Over time it was really compelling.” Read more