Navigating neurodivergence and the cacophony of Christmas.
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A love letter to Seasonal Affective Disorder
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A little update:
I’m feeling a need to slow down lately. This is typical for me in the winter months and this year I want to actually honour that feeling instead of trying to fight it. I also want to give you meaningful letters that contain bits of my soul.
So, to help keep my brain healthy and the words flowing, I’m going to be reducing these letters to twice a month for a little while. I might add in a bonus piece now and then, but the regular schedule will be a bit lighter.
I hope that’s alright with you. As always, thanks for being here. 🖤
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A special episode featuring a poem. | You are not alone.
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Accepting accommodations and deconstructing internalized ableism.
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A special episode featuring a poem. | You were never "too much."
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Confessions of an over-thinker. | I had never considered that the antithesis of panic could be anything other than peace.
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Making friends in the dark. | There have been many moments in my life where the only one holding my hand seemed to be that same shadow. A quiet friend who could look into my open wounds and accept the broken pieces...
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It's not me, it's you.
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Humanity deserves time and space to foster meaningful connections. The only way we can get there is by actively choosing quality over quantity...
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| Content Warning: Suicide & Bruising | ...I stood at the bar forcing myself not to stare. As if I looked away for just a moment too long, she’d vanish. Just–gone.
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Overcoming the fear of being seen.
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I remember the first time I heard a poem that made me cry.
Shane Koyzcan wandered into our high school gym and I was unprepared when he stood up on that tiny stage and poured my soul out of his mouth. He shared his poem “To This Day”, and for the first time in my life, I felt seen.
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Feeling deeply in a world designed for grown-ups...
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Content Warning: This article has themes related to Childhood Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, & Suicide. If you don’t have the bandwidth for that today, that’s totally okay.
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The loss of meaningful dreams...
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It’s easier to grasp at the little joys than to stare into possibility. We’re all coping and holding onto what’s comfortable and safe. And you know what? I get it...
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A toddler's perspective on existentialism.
I’ve been looking for a place to share the darker things. Long strands of feelings that sometimes comfort and sometimes scare the life out of me.
I was a little taller than my knees the first time I thought about something scary. Not the boogyman or the hopeful hand reaching from beneath my bed… Not the scary you’d expect from a wee thing learning to read.
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