Jaime LeighNobody Told Me This About Weight LossI lost weight and gained it all back, because I didn’t understand that losing weight is mental, not physical.Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Jaime LeighSomething SmallI go through cycles of feeling okay leading to depression and then back to okay. My fiancé said something small could turn things around.Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Jaime LeighWolfman Jack, My Dad’s Records & the End of Daddy’s Little GirlBecause of Dad, I was a 7-year-old 80’s kid who knew the words to “Riders on the Storm.” But I didn’t know that people aren’t just one…Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Jaime LeighStop Selling Me the Unattainable Dream: A RantI am so over feeling like there are two options: the life we’re told and the life we’re sold.Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Jaime LeighGhosts: The Heartbreak and Healing of Mothers & DaughtersEverything I experience with my 13-year-old daughter comes with ghosts. Not gauzy, woo-woo supernatural ghosts. But shadows, echoes . . .Sep 18, 2019Sep 18, 2019
Jaime LeighHow to Grieve For the Living: The Truth About How It Feels To Cut Toxic People From Your LifeEvery meme about cutting people out of your life makes it sound glamorous and empowering. No longer catering to other people’s toxic…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Jaime LeighDepression feels like nothing and everything all at onceTo cut myself and say “Ouch that hurts,” or to wake up with a headache that won’t go away feels acceptable and normal. Everyone can relate…Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Jaime LeighIf you talk enough sense, then you’ll lose your mindWhy would talking sense make someone lose their mind? Wouldn’t it be the opposite? Like the other strange, small things that catch and…Nov 1, 20182Nov 1, 20182
Jaime LeighUnfinished: The Story of a New HouseMy family moved from my childhood home into a new house in a new town in 1987. I was 8 years old. The first time my parents drove me to…Oct 21, 2018Oct 21, 2018
Jaime LeighWhat do I tell myself when I’m too scared to write? (It’s the same thing I will tell you)The short answer: write something. Anything. Even if it’s stupid.Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018