I was told I let my trauma define me. Not because of how I live – but because I talk about it without cleaning it up. Turns out, honesty makes people more uncomfortable than trauma ever did.
Category: Challenging the Status Quo
So it’s Not Dementia After All – Just Perimenopause.
Half my friends thought we had early-onset dementia. Turns out it was perimenopause. Maybe it’s time we start talking about women’s bodies out loud.
Not All Men. But Also… Come On.
Violence statistics are not ambiguous. I don’t hate men – I hate the system that protects bad behavior and calls women crazy for expecting basic decency.
Feeling Crazy in 2026 Is Completely Rational
A perfectly calm reaction to a chaotic world would be the strange response…
The Redneck Next Door
I assumed the big white guy next door in the American flag shirt was going to be exactly what that symbol has come to represent lately. I was wrong. Turns out he was the guy quietly cooking carne asada, watching out for my kids, and getting just as pissed as I did when the cops hassled them. Sometimes the person you brace yourself against ends up being the one standing beside you.
Dying Inside? Don’t Worry. Someone Will Surely Remind You That It Could Be Worse
If I Hear “It Could Be Worse” One More Goddamn Time… When my mom died, they said, “She’s in a better place.” When my dad passed, I heard, “He lived a good life.” When my best friend and life-partner died, it was the infamous, “Be grateful for the time you shared.” When I lost dozens […]
Hysteria: A Brief History of Losing Your Sh*t and Getting Punished for It
The Women Who Weren’t Allowed to Break There’s something quietly terrifying about realizing you come from a long line of women who were punished for feeling out loud. Women who were diagnosed with a mental illness the moment they cracked under the weight of carrying too much for too long. They didn’t get compassion. They […]