A couple days ago I got this message from a reader: Susie- Have you ever taken an anti depressant or anti anxiety medication? My doctor suggested I take some, just curious how they make you feel. I would love be rid of the anxiety, but I don’t want to be numb and not feel joy…. […]
Archives for August 2014
Don’t wait for Stage 4.
If you want to call depression an illness, go for it. If you want to call it a disease, that’s fine too. Let’s not argue over semantics. It doesn’t really matter what label you put on it. Depression is no joke and it’s a big fucking deal. And while there may be some people who are […]
Please unload your FUS. Today.
When I was in grad school at Lehigh, I remember being in this class. I don’t remember exactly what class it was or what it was that we were doing, but it was one of those exercises where you sit in a small group and you share an observation about the other members of the group. […]
I am so over the chase.
This picture was taken ten years ago. I have been chasing this body for the past two years, using this picture as a goal. But why? That body had not given birth to children. That body hadn’t completed triathlons. That body hadn’t run half marathons. Or a marathon. That body might have looked good on […]
I kind of forgot to enjoy summer. Until today.
I had such high hopes for this summer. I had so many things I wanted to do. And now, here we are, less than three weeks from the first day of school, and I dropped the ball. Again. Almost a whole summer has gone by, and I haven’t really enjoyed any of it. Our financial situation has […]
Two weeks of no yelling. How I did it.
I have done some pretty impressive things in my life. I’ve put myself through graduate school and am the first member of my family to not only graduate from college but also get my master’s degree. I’ve given birth multiple times. I’ve trained for and completed the New York City Triathlon and Marathon in the […]