Fight, Flight… or Freeze?
While most people have heard of the “fight or flight response,” many haven’t heard of the third automatic response: freezing.
Anything But Selfish
I sincerely believed that my living, NOT my dying, was the selfish act.
Sticky Stereotypes
When I got diagnosed I found it near impossible to look up to a “healthy” bipolar person because the media caters to clickbait moments...
What About Today?
Today had become the most unfamiliar of days for me.
Using Movement to Feel Grounded and Cared For
I was struggling. I was pushing my body to its limits in a really unhealthy way.
Therapy Hurt: The Disappointment We Don’t Talk About
What It’s Like to Have DID
I have Dissociative Identity Disorder and I am not crazy or dangerous.
For Better or Worse
If I could take away his pain and trauma, would I? Of course.
In Motion
It's OK if you don't know who you are from this moment to the next.
Suicide is Hard to Talk About
Suicidal thoughts are insidious. They penetrate and infect you to the core.
You Are So Much More Than Your Pain
The darkness we carry feeds off our secrets—which is why we have to bring them into the light.
My Middle Name
Hope. It’s a concept I’ve long rejected. I’ve seen it as only a setup for disappointment, only wishful thinking.
