Saturday, October 11, 2025

Hermit Crab Essay

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A few weeks ago, I started a weekly non-fiction writing class with The Writing Salon in Berkeley. It's a five week class, titled "W...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

High Holy Day Struggles

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Content warning for topics around depression, misdiagnosis/medical trauma and suicide. Take care of yourself first, always. When the sun set...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Falling off the Walls

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If you follow my Facebook or Instagram stories, you may have noticed my new hobby of rock climbing. I have another post detailing my fitness...
Friday, August 15, 2025

Community Belonging in Uganda

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A few weeks ago, I posted a piece about feeling less alone in my misdiagnosis story. I learned one of my favorite podcast hosts, Marcus Par...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

HALT! Self Care Should Be Boring

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I used to hold the idea of self care in such high regard. One of my best friends, Arielle Davis (a blessed memory) and I used to makes jokes...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Political Philosophy (or Maybe...I'll move to Australia--Part 2)

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I wrote a post about a week ago , lamenting the everyday frustrations of being an adult, building furniture, cooking for myself, and having ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Maybe...I'll move to Australia

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In one of my favorite children's books of all time, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day", our titular...
Friday, June 27, 2025

Not so alone

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There is a unique brand of strength that emerges from intense vulnerability. Growing up, I hated being vulnerable. I feared how others might...
Friday, May 2, 2025

Adulting, In a Child-like Way

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I have a vivid recollection of having an intense meltdown at Oakland Children's Fairyland, because the ride operator wouldn't let me...
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Autism Acceptance

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A couple years ago, in March of 2023, I received the autism diagnosis I had been suspecting I had for years. A couple of years prior, I had ...