PinnedThe Power of Naming My Social Anxiety DisorderI first heard the term “selective mutism” in 2015 at age 29. In the groggy haze after waking up and not yet completely awake, I mindlessly…Oct 13, 2017Oct 13, 2017
Done KnockingMy father is not familiar to me, but he’s there. We call him “Papa” which my mother taught us in order to transfer some of her German…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Safe PassageMy breath becomes shallow as I trudge up the Chisos Mountains in West Texas, my 65-Liter backpack’s shoulder straps pulling me backwards…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019