November 2020
Choosing Life
It’s been one year since Grace Edward’s entire life was flipped upside down. One year of hospitalizations, therapy sessions, broken relationships, and relapses. One year of her adolescence, lost to mental illness.
Blog Posts
The Year I Fell in Love with Classic Literature
This is ordinarily when I’d compose writeups for the best books I read over the course of the year; however, I consumed so many incredible
Managing Symptoms and Maintaining a Positive Mindset
It’s hard to believe that over two months have elapsed since my last post. I’ve been focusing most of my creative energy on finishing my
Food Frustrations and Query Preparations
I sometimes feel as if I’m destined to always have a dysfunctional relationship with food. Granted, growing up my relationship with food was pretty typical–and
Surviving the Summer with Chronic Illness
I recently read Thomas Mann’s 1924 classic, The Magic Mountain, which tells the story of a young German man’s prolonged stay at an international sanitorium
The Flight of the Eastern Phoebe Fledglings
One of my favorite aspects of living in Vermont is the wildlife. Unlike in the suburbs, where overdevelopment has forced nature into uncomfortably close proximity
Weight Gain with Gastroparesis: A Catch-22 Situation
I’m no stranger to having to restore weight. In the various eating disorder treatment facilities I was in as an adolescent, restoration typically involved consuming
