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The First Steps of Exposure Therapy
Healing, mental health, Psychology

The First Steps of Exposure Therapy

The men who attacked me were trying to make me small. They wanted to keep me quiet. I was a … Continue reading The First Steps of Exposure Therapy

Exposure Therapy
Healing, mental health, Psychology

Exposure Therapy

I was an exposure therapy skeptic. What I knew of exposure therapy came from abusers. More than one had justified … Continue reading Exposure Therapy

What Are You So Afraid of?
Memoir, mental health, Psychology

What Are You So Afraid of?

If I’m being honest? Well, everything. Let’s start with coconuts. If you’ve never spared a thought for what can fall … Continue reading What Are You So Afraid of?

Taking That First Step
Healing, mental health, Psychology

Taking That First Step

You don’t want to go in there. You know something’s waiting for you in those woods, but you’d rather not … Continue reading Taking That First Step

Nine Ways to Cope When You’re Stuck Inside
Health, Lifestyle

Nine Ways to Cope When You’re Stuck Inside

I’ve been at this for four years and counting. In early 2016, a medical provider ordered me to stop all … Continue reading Nine Ways to Cope When You’re Stuck Inside

Life and Death
Health, Memoir

Life and Death

I apologize for being MIA the last week and a half. Things have been happening. Those of you who have … Continue reading Life and Death

My Breakdown in a Bus Depot
Healing, Memoir

My Breakdown in a Bus Depot

And then I went to New York. If you have been asleep, New York will slap you out of it. … Continue reading My Breakdown in a Bus Depot

A Bangkok Wedding
Memoir

A Bangkok Wedding

PiLee and PiChai’s wedding that year was a sumptuous affair. From wealthy European investors to Thai pop stars, Bangkok’s high … Continue reading A Bangkok Wedding

How Chronic Illness Made Me a Champion Worrywart
Health

How Chronic Illness Made Me a Champion Worrywart

I worry about everything. Barometric pressure. Fluorescent lights. Hormones. My bedtime. You name it, I can fret over it. So … Continue reading How Chronic Illness Made Me a Champion Worrywart

Perfectionism, The God of Destruction
Art, Creativity

Perfectionism, The God of Destruction

I never understood before. As a writer, I’ve always been comfortable with drafting and revising and getting shit down on … Continue reading Perfectionism, The God of Destruction

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