A kiss with a fist is better than none
“You would run away. We’d be in the marketplace and you would run away. Your brother was just born and we couldn’t keep up with you and I’d have to look for you every time.…
Mental health
Uncategorized
Surgical clips, stents, implants: what you should know if you have one
This post previously appeared on Medium. The long and the short of it I’ve written a lengthy article about possible complications of sterilization. I realize this may be a bit too lengthy for some. Also, I’ve…
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What every woman should know before getting sterilized with any type of device
This post previously appeared on Medium. Some little-known and unlikely, but real possible negative consequences Have you had or are you going to have a tubal ligation? With clips, rings, plastic grains of rice or…
Creative
Complications from medical devices
In 2019, I suffered a complication from a medical device used for female sterilization. I’ve since written a Medium post that details possible complications of female sterilization. I’ve also written a follow-up post that is…
Personal development
On intrinsic motivation and other concepts of importance
This is a reckoning with all the things I recognized about myself 10 years ago, but was unable to express. There were a lot of concepts that I was aware of. One of them is…
Mental health
On emotional regulation
When I was in Japan, I remember a friend telling me that I came across as very angry. And it’s true. I was. And I still am. I’m still so very angry. I’m fuming. Just…
Mental health
On unlearning unhealthy patterns of belief and behavior
It’s going to take years and years for me to undo the damaging patterns of belief and behavior that I have. But I’m so done falling into the same goddamn traps every single fucking day…
Mental health
Protected: Tearing down the house – 2
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Mental health
On dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic childhood and medical misdiagnosis
Over the last few years, I’ve often told a friend of mine: “I don’t think I’m going to make it to retirement this way. I can’t keep doing this”. And yet, every time, I keep…
Personal development
On living an authentic life
I’m not doing it. There. I said it. I’m not living an authentic life. I’m so worried about what other people think of me, all the fucking time, that I make choices that I don’t…