What’s Really Worth Worrying About?
*Spoiler Alert: Very, very little.* I am a worrier. Even if you discount the anxiety that I struggle with, I still spend far, far too much of my life worrying…. Read more »
Tag: anxiety
Writing and Depression and the Wrong Line of Work
(Note: I actually wrote this piece a while ago, but didn’t have the guts to post it until now. The book in question is The Library of Absolution and it’s… Read more »
Cooking for Creativity and Mental Health
In the past year and a half, I’ve discovered a new passion: Cooking. (And baking.) Believe me, I’m more surprised by this development than anyone else. Growing up, my mother… Read more »
The High Cost of Social Media for Sensitive Authors
(Let me preface this post with the following: I am not a doctor. Neither am I an expert in social media, or much of anything else for that matter. I… Read more »
Writing, Publishing, and Anxiety
It’s no great secret that I’ve lived with depression and anxiety pretty much since I hit adolescence. I’ve spent an awful lot of time and money looking for the “fix,”… Read more »
Writing From Inside a Septic Tank
It’s no secret that 2017 has sucked for a lot of people. I’m no exception. My creative output has been in the tank and everything just feels more difficult than… Read more »
Writing One Day at a Time
Like many people, I’m at a place in my life where things are confusing and often overwhelming. I’m caring for aging relatives and worrying about their health, finances, legal issues,… Read more »
Unfollow: The Key To Good Mental Health
Following and unfollowing on social media is voluntary and that’s the beauty of it. Social media is one of the few areas of our lives where we have total control… Read more »