“Unused creativity is not benign.” ~ Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection I believe in creativity. I believe creativity heals. I believe creativity loves. I believe creativity gives power and confidence beyond measure. I believe creativity – if not used...
I want to start with a story. When I was deeply eating disordered, I mean in my darkest phase, I was abusing laxatives. For those of you who don’t know, abusing laxatives is believed to help you control your weight and counteract any physical effects of binging....
Slightly embarrassing confession: I’m addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. I’ve loved this show since the very beginning and – like Lost – it was my safe haven in the darkest storms of my depression. I was in love with McDreamy – oh, so in love – and the Meredith-Derek-and...
What if nothing about you needed to be fixed? And loneliness and self-esteem were mixed? What if everything you did was right? What if you just gave up the fight? What if all you were was love? And you truly felt it above? What if you felt happy – all the time? And...
The other day, I was having one of those days. You know, a day when I was just stubbornly determined to feel miserable about my life. I curled up in bed at noon with a jar of peanut butter, a bottle of Smirnoff (yup. Don’t look at me that way, I’m already...
