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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
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
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
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
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?
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
Melissa Miles McCarter
Aug 13, 2019
Raising Children in an Anxious America
Raising Children in an Anxious America
This is not normal
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
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
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
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
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
Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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)
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
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
an amygdala
May 28, 2019
What Keeps Me Living
What Keeps Me Living
How not dying has made me stronger
J. Edward Les, MD
Jun 24, 2019
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