Gratitude & Mortality

Look up there, and you'll see my favorite photo of all time. It was taken in Italy, around the beginning of the pandemic. There's so many stories there. On the most basic level, it's about something we all feel. It's about running out of gas. Back in high school, there

For the sake of your health, you need to release them.

I want to talk about something I witnessed last week in the online world. First, a little background. A couple of years ago, I became increasingly aware of a pervasive phenomenon in the (overwhelmi…

Happiness is not joy. Under capitalism, happiness is a duty and unhappiness is a disorder. Companies increasingly sell happy experiences instead of products: happiness is a relaxing vacation on the…

Ten years ago, when I quit my job in the hospital, I had just been through a series of traumas and I was hurting so badly I didn’t know how to cope. That’s part of why I quit my job—because I was in and out of feeling suicidal and I just wanted to stop hurting. So many of the people I knew were obvi

The unexpected negative effect of positive thinking on mental health.

Remember: everything will be okay if we love and believe in ourselves, and understand that hope floats around us.

Sometimes I find it hard to remember how blessed I am in my life. At times I forget that every moment and person in my life is placed strategically to support me in my healing process. Do you know what I mean?