When we feel overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious, when the world is confusing and difficult, it can seem like we’re adrift in a sea of struggle. Like we’ve lost access to our resources, optimism, or a good clear understanding of how to find our way to dry land and solid...
“You’re a piece of crap,” I told my best friend. “You’re good for nothing, you’re a total fraud, nobody likes you and for good reason. You are inherently flawed and can’t do anything right, and that’s why you’re worthless and unlovable. Here’s a list of all the things...
Much of our mental health endowment is a result of factors outside of our control, with overall emotional wellness determined by a complex interplay of genetics, upbringing, life experiences, and environmental and situational factors. Regardless of where we’re at now,...
Imagine if you could enter an alternative reality, where limitations of time, space, and gravity were non-existent, where you could fly, breathe underwater, and explore limitless dimensions of reality (and unreality) safely. Imagine if in that space, you could meet...
“Kindness is just love with its work boots on.” - Shelley Darlingson When we feel worn down, fed up, or completely exhausted just taking care of our own needs, acts of kindness are not usually at the forefront of our minds. I, for one, am prone to...
I watched the bird swoop in and land on the precarious-looking branch: thin, dry, and fragile, it seemed as though it could snap at any minute. Contentedly, the bird cleaned under its wings, offering a little chatter and whistle as it basked in the sunshine. “Bird,” I...
Once upon a time, there was a level 7 spellcaster living with his daughter, a young sorcerer, in a castle made of clouds with windows of dreams and rainbows. The spellcaster loved his daughter, and every morning and night he blessed her with spells of worthiness,...
Statistically speaking, you probably have a loved one with some kind of mental health concern. And even if you don’t, everyone struggles from time to time with stress, grief, pain, or confusion–particularly during a pandemic. One of the greatest tragedies of human...
You’ve been working all morning, and you’ve finally completed that enormous project. You’ve achieved everything on your to-do list, and you’re about to close your computer and leave the house. In fact, you’ve got plans to go out for lunch and buy yourself something...
Carefully, I turn my emotion-bus around a corner. Eyes on the road, destination in mind, I check the GPS. My passengers are subdued and well behaved, chattering softly amongst themselves. A truck behind me starts to close the distance between us. “I don’t like the...