Many people look back on lockdown at the start of the pandemic as a welcome break from the stress of every day life, maybe even wishing that another one could come around so they could go back to exercising regularly and baking bread for fun. For people with mental health…

I used to be uncomfortable with the phrase “deadnaming” someone, because the way I understood being trans (before realizing I was nonbinary myself) was that the person was the same, just presenting the image in their heads of who they were, outwardly. …

Content advisory: not suitable for parents Lost in Wisconsin Life spinning out of control The soundtrack Musically controlled chaos Emos headbanging Her turquoise hair bouncing Waves of color in a dark sea Drinking and dancing Hands brushing in secret Because even in the screaming dark, It’s still Wisconsin Bodies ram into each other But we stay…

Autism, my fatal flaw It sabotages me with miscommunications It fills me with anxiety and sudden rage, From too many sounds, not enough quiet Too many people, not enough time to think Too hard to speak when it takes me so long to Find the right thing to say Makes…

I wrote these affirmations (transcription below if you can’t read my handwriting) during early summer of 2020, when things were getting really bad for me. I was quarantining with my parents, not seeing anyone but them. I was trying to repair many relationships in my life, due to past mental…

I spent the first 23 years of my life thinking that I had severe social anxiety, and it was “just how I was.” Despite gaining confidence in social situations, and getting my other mental health issues under control after years of treatment, certain anxieties, such as talking on the phone…

Have you recently been guilted into going into work while sick, mentally unhealthy, or injured? Have you been overworked due to your boss taking advantage of your loyalty? I’m here to tell you that you don’t owe your boss anything. The culture of American capitalism teaches us from a young…