New Year’s has me ruminating on the highs and lows of the last three to four years. Two years of being high from weight loss, hoping for an agent/publisher, and a fabulous trip to Ireland has given way to just plain wanting to stop coughing. After diet-disrupting stomach […]
Why self-medicate? Why not report sexual harassment? Easy. She’s not equipped otherwise. Nicknamed “Chubs” as a kid, she’s just living up to her brand, the obedient worker smiling away her pain. Unaccustomed to refusing the men in her life and ill-prepared for intimacy, the narrator of Pretending to […]
Yes, me too. That hashtag was metaphorically plastered across my body and mind before it existed. The number of public #MeToo testimonials doesn’t surprise me in the least. I’m confident there are still many #MeToo assaults kept secret from loved ones; I never told anyone until recently. Back in the […]
In this time of online trolls, heightened opinions, and lack of tolerance and compromise, many people hide behind screens. Sometimes, it’s to say awful things to strangers. Sometimes, it’s for protection. Maybe both. But long before social media dominated our connection to others (if you can still call it connection,) I hid behind something else. My mask. My […]
Have you ever caught a person trying but failing to hide an eye roll? Or worse, when they mask most of their judgment but, deep down, they still want you to see a hint of their mocking eyes? It feels crappy, doesn’t it? That’s how I feel after sharing personal information about my twin-flame addiction / […]
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Daring Greatly, Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty
The Alice Network, Kate Quinn
Jaqui Mulvenna: Behind My Mask 