Edmonton LitFest 2025
Welcome back everyone! It’s time to reboot the blog and come back from hiatus. Even though I don’t feel 100%, I have lots of new … Read more
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On Being Outdoors
Lately I’ve been working on an essay that is predicated on the premise of my next book: how to enjoy the outdoors with anxiety and … Read more
Why I Can’t Write
I’m working on a new book. The first book is still in the production stages: copyedits, layout, proofreading. I just have to finish the last … Read more
Book Review: The Complications by Emmett Rensin
Emmett Rensin is mad, and he’d be the first to tell you so. In THE COMPLICATIONS: ON GOING INSANE IN AMERICA, he writes about his … Read more
Review of Misty Pratt’s “All in Her Head”
Misty Pratt’s ALL IN HER HEAD is a well-written, wide-ranging book that explores the issues women face in the medical system. Pratt focuses specifically on … Read more
Chronic Illness as a Full-Time Job
Last month, a woman I know via X posted that having a chronic illness is her full-time job. She outlined her to-do list and how … Read more
The Anxious Traveller
Anxiety doesn’t listen to logic, but there are coping mechanisms to help manage it.
A Break for the Holidays
We all need a break sometimes, and the holidays are the perfect time for rest, relaxation, and recalibration.
Monday Quote: Barbara Kingsolver & Antonia Malchik
This week my quotes have to do with persevering even when you feel inadequate or not ready or filled with anxiety (the latter is me … Read more
Mental Illness is Not Like a Broken Leg
When people talk about reducing the stigma around mental illness, they often liken it to having a broken leg – except it’s your mind that’s broken. But does this analogy really help?
