I’ve spent my entire adult life working through my anxiety in the hopes of creating a happier future for myself. Only time will tell whether that happens. What’s happened for certain, though, is that I’ve created a better past for myself.
Read MoreI am writing from bed today, because that is allowed when one has been on lockdown in their home for nearly two months. It’s late afternoon, and the sun is bright and sharp as it slices through my thin curtains, leaving shadows to float across…
Read MoreHow am I? I am every feeling, every thought, every mood. I am inside out, but I am not outside at all, ever, except for in the evening, when the sun is going down, and Nathan and I venture out into the neighborhood for our daily 3 to 4 mile walk. Then I am outside, and the world feels very close and familiar. Nostalgic. Like childhood. I can remember…
Read MoreDear Coco, The update is surreal: Californians have been placed under a…
Read MoreDear Coco, I couldn’t write yesterday. I’d fallen asleep the night before in the midst of a full-blown panic attack after hearing the new report: an estimated 2.2 million American lives could be lost before..
Read MoreDear Coco, in a matter of days, life as I’ve known it has been turned upside down. The restaurant I’ve worked at for 15 years closed, indefinitely, over the weekend. The yoga studio I’ve been seeking refuge in for over a decade has cancelled all classes. The world seems to have stopped turning, mid-spin…
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