This past weekend, I had a table at the Cleveland Marathon Expo, selling and signing copies of Running with a Police Escort. The last time I was here was two years ago, just months after the book was published. This time I shared a booth with fellow writer and runner Nita Sweeney and had an… Continue reading The magic of race weekend and the comeback kid
One year ago today, I walked into the offices of Ebb & Flow Counseling to meet my new therapist for the first time. This was not my first trip into the land of therapy: over the many years of my life I have seen various counselors, usually taking advantage of work Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)… Continue reading 5 Lessons Learned From One Year In Therapy
Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links If you follow me on Instagram (and, duh, you totally should) you know that I wear a lot of Tieks. Like, a lot of Tieks. I mean, unless it's winter and I'm forced to wear boots because of the snow, I'm wearing Tieks. And, honestly, even then, there are… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why I Love Tieks & You Will Too
All of us, whether we are for or against diet culture, exist on a spectrum between Dietland and Donutland. Dietland is the world where you are consumed with food and dieting. You obsessively count calories or points or don't eat certain types of food because they are "bad" and you weigh yourself constantly. People who… Continue reading Discovering myself in Donutland
The thing about depression is you don't always realize you're in the middle of an episode until you're out of it. For the past few, well, months really, I've been living under a dark and cloudy haze. I was barely keeping my head above water, desperately fighting against the current that wanted to pull me… Continue reading How a sea witch and Shrill made me find my sense of self again
