These are the simple (but hard) steps I used to pull myself out of the darkest moment of my adult life. Acknowledge what happened. You're...

Yesterday, December 21, was the Winter Solstice. The day each year that has the shortest daylight and therefore, the longest night. It's...

Your mom's upset that you're not spending the holidays at her house. "Let her." Your partner doesn't want to do the 5k with you. "Let...

I think we've all heard healing is not linear. There's an ebb and flow to progress. But, what does that look like? For me, it comes up a...

I've been sober again for a few weeks now; I feel overwhelmed. There's so much to do in a day ... so much I want to accomplish. Writing...

When I was 23, my first serious boyfriend and I broke up. We had been dating for 4.5 years, and it was the kind of breakup that shattered...

I felt the effects of the full moon this week. The dogs in our neighborhood howled for a while this past Thursday. I guess they felt it...

Sometimes life can feel serious. Like when others are counting on you to act a certain way. Or even more so, when you're expecting it...

Belief is a powerful emotion. “Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.' I daresay you...

For the past month of July, I tasked myself with no drugs or alcohol. (But, yes to caffeine. I drink about 30mg every few days of this...

I'm a naive person. It's a battle I've been having my whole life. To trust or not to trust. In the past, I blindly trusted everyone....

More precisely – neck pain. If you've ever had a severe crick in your neck, you know the feeling of immediate helplessness. The stabbing...