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Category Archives: essay

out of focus

I’ve been avoiding writing lately.
Which means I’ve been avoiding confronting myself.

Posted byemilyMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020Posted inessay, LongformTags:depression, mental healthLeave a comment on out of focus

the transitive property of courage

“Courage,” however, was a stretch value for me. I wanted to be more courageous – so I set it as a vision to accomplish through perseverance.

Posted byemilyNovember 11, 2019November 11, 2019Posted inessayTags:mental health, valuesLeave a comment on the transitive property of courage

wake up call

I had a low-key, pull-the-emergency-break wake up call recently.

Posted byemilyNovember 9, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:blog, mental healthLeave a comment on wake up call

#WorldMentalHealthDay 2019

It’s #worldmentalhealthday and the past year has been the most informed year of mental health for me. ⁣⁣

Posted byemilyOctober 10, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:grief, mental healthLeave a comment on #WorldMentalHealthDay 2019

loss is a loss of words

you realize the full depth of how many words you have
when you can’t say them to someone⁣⁣⁣⁣

Posted byemilySeptember 10, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:grief, mental healthLeave a comment on loss is a loss of words

grief wears different masks

grief wears different masks on everyone ⁣⁣
can strip normal away
from even the simplest rhythms

Posted byemilySeptember 9, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:poetryLeave a comment on grief wears different masks

two hours and thirty-five minutes

It can take two hours and thirty-five minutes of driving to mentally unpack two weeks.⁣⁣

Posted byemilyJuly 1, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:griefLeave a comment on two hours and thirty-five minutes

songwriting and snotting all over myself

I stumbled onto an old Dropbox account full of photos and memories from the past that took me out at the knees.

Posted byemilyMay 31, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:griefLeave a comment on songwriting and snotting all over myself

forgotten storyline

⁣⁣My first reaction to the realization was shock; a pang. I didn’t remember writing that part of the note. ⁣⁣

Posted byemilyMay 29, 2019November 10, 2019Posted inessayTags:grief, writingLeave a comment on forgotten storyline

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