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Where Does Your Mind Go When Your Body Is Near Death?

Where Does Your Mind Go When Your Body Is Near Death?

In deep delirium after a catastrophic heart attack, my subconscious ran wild
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Eugene Costello
Jan 11, 2019
A Smartphoneless Existence

A Smartphoneless Existence

Navigating the modern world with a Nokia 301 throws up some deep existential quandaries
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Domingo Cullen
Aug 9, 2019
I’m a Junkie and You Are, Too

I’m a Junkie and You Are, Too

My journey has taught me that addiction is a spectrum — one we’re all on
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Erin Steele
Jul 23, 2019
I Ran to Escape My Problems. Then Running Became One.

I Ran to Escape My Problems. Then Running Became One.

I wanted to listen to my body — instead, I made it scream
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Anna Held
Aug 14, 2019
Working Through My Trauma, One Fetish at a Time

Working Through My Trauma, One Fetish at a Time

What would sexuality even feel like without all this pain?
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Darcy Reeder
Aug 13, 2019
He No Longer Had a Home in This World

He No Longer Had a Home in This World

My dad was dying from dementia long before we realized he was slipping away
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Melissa Miles McCarter
Aug 13, 2019
Raising Children in an Anxious America

Raising Children in an Anxious America

This is not normal
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Mindy Stern
May 8, 2019
Being Happy Is Hard Work

Being Happy Is Hard Work

I’ve always had a tendency to focus on the negative — I’m trying to change that
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Dan Moore
Aug 9, 2019
The Art of Waking Up Earlier Than Everyone Else

The Art of Waking Up Earlier Than Everyone Else

Getting up at the crack of dawn is so much more than a productivity hack
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Leah Fessler
Jul 12, 2019
What Love Means After My Brother’s Suicide

What Love Means After My Brother’s Suicide

After losing my brother, I learned to rethink love
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Cindy Brzostowski
Aug 6, 2019
Why Do All My Friends Want to Kill Themselves?
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Why Do All My Friends Want to Kill Themselves?

When depression is just one push notification away
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Michael R. McBride
Sep 30, 2018
Why This Therapist Is Losing Faith in Humanity

Why This Therapist Is Losing Faith in Humanity

Our inability to offer each other closure is a sign of our self-centered times
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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW
Jul 29, 2019
A Cease and Desist Letter to Myself

A Cease and Desist Letter to Myself

Please stop telling my client that she is unworthy
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Sam Kimberle
Jul 21, 2019
The Art of Staying Sober

The Art of Staying Sober

People need more than support; they need solutions, alternatives, and creative thinking
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Benjamin Davis
Jul 25, 2019
A Disability That Does Not Count

A Disability That Does Not Count

Dyspraxia is hard to diagnose, more common than people realize, and affects every aspect of my life
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Ronan J. O'Shea
Jul 24, 2019
That Time I Confronted My Mortality in Whole Foods

That Time I Confronted My Mortality in Whole Foods

Sometimes, grief sneaks up on you at inconvenient moments
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Kari Kwinn
Jul 17, 2019
I Do Drugs
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I Do Drugs

It’s time to revise our puritanical, all-or-nothing approach to substances
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Timothy Kreider
Jul 17, 2019
Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Isn’t Always the Best Choice

Surrounding Yourself With Positive People Isn’t Always the Best Choice

The world of self-help says we are who we hang out with — but should we really ditch our friends if they don’t measure up?
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Jamie Anderson
Jul 12, 2019
Suicide Is an Answer, But Not the Right One

Suicide Is an Answer, But Not the Right One

Remembering the day, five years ago, when I made a fateful decision
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Jason Weiland
May 28, 2019
This Is My Brain on OCD

This Is My Brain on OCD

OCD isn’t a preference for organization, it’s a campaign of fear your brain wages on your life
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Madeline Dyer
Jul 10, 2019
It’s Not Easy to Parent When Your Soul Is Leaving Your Body

It’s Not Easy to Parent When Your Soul Is Leaving Your Body

My recovery from postpartum depression was long and filled with brain zaps
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Darcy Reeder
Jun 23, 2019
Brittany Murphy’s Grave, and Other Vices

Brittany Murphy’s Grave, and Other Vices

A selection of bad days (and a good one)
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Alan Hanson
Jun 25, 2019
The Danger in Caring About Everything, All of the Time

The Danger in Caring About Everything, All of the Time

On misunderstanding Buddhism, hiking alone, and desperately searching for inner peace
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Dan Moore
Jun 25, 2019
What I Learned From Dating Someone Totally Wrong For Me

What I Learned From Dating Someone Totally Wrong For Me

An important lesson with a heavy price tag
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an amygdala
May 28, 2019
What Keeps Me Living

What Keeps Me Living

How not dying has made me stronger
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J. Edward Les, MD
Jun 24, 2019
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