my toxic relationship with therapy-speak (it’s not you, it’s me)

Gratitude for my beloved schizophrenic mother

And other rebellious acts

Lullabies in minor keys: hushing daddy/daughter hurricanes with Neil Young

My journey in astrophysics: overcoming anxiety along the way

The self you lose while raising the child you love

On realising that exercise can’t heal your soul.

A Story about what happened during Iranian protests when I was in beautiful Italian mountains

Grief is the price you pay for love

Growing up under the shadow of alcoholism

The condition I’m in, written at dead low tide.

The Slow, Steady Trail to Healing and Change

“Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.”

I lay in my bed, just beyond arm’s reach from the bottle. I think about it — taking the pills, escaping into nothingness instead of…

Remembering how to be a person abroad

To the Adams and Steves, the Avas and Eves, and everyone else— a toast for resilience!

What media never shows about the Iran-Israel situation

On boredom, sadness and finding excitement in the most unusual places

How I saved myself after my empathy turned toxic

Then the other woman seduced and betrayed me

The Jagged, Unraveling Rush and the Void That Follows

Fifty years of compassion, courage, and care

Living in an age of forced promiscuity isn’t all it’s chalked up to be

How processing my grief gave me room to enjoy my memories again.