Tell me a story, friend. Tell me about someone. Who knows about the depths. The bottom of the mind. Who knows what it’s like to spend the night. Dreaming wide awake. About their own death. Tell me about someone. Who has been slashed and burned. By fire and knife. With a river of molten lava. Running through their head. Carving a web of scars. Tell … Continue reading Tell Me a Story

“Don’t spend your time worrying about the next episode.” Wise words a social worker once told me. Simple, but ever so challenging. Easy to fall into the trap of wondering what is going to happen next time things get bad, or getting stuck on memories and feelings from episodes past. But isn’t it important to let go? Times of calm are precious. A time where … Continue reading Regrowth

Staying afloat. There are countless ways to stay afloat. Some of them are very routine and easy. Others are difficult. Oftentimes I’m staying afloat the hard way. Staying afloat can be ugly. It might mean applying a hasty patch on the bottom of a boat after intentionally chopping through the hull. Or maybe it means clinging to the side of this leaky vessel after taking … Continue reading Staying Afloat