Tag: solitude


  • Drunk_Nuclear_Plant_Operator_v1.zip

    286 days chemically sober, and the things I tell people in recovery every day: from the night I threw out my last joint to what emotional sobriety actually feels like.

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  • Sharp_As_A_Thumbnail_Scratch_v1.zip

    Grief used to be the thing I ran from. Now it shows up sharp as a thumbnail scratch, I say hello out loud, and it passes. Grief isn’t terrible. It’s proof I have a real beating heart.

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  • Good_Grief_v1.zip

    For years I thought refusing to accept my bipolar made me strong. It was denial, and underneath it was grief I didn’t want to feel. Acceptance isn’t quitting treatment. It’s quitting the fight against what’s permanent, whether that’s a diagnosis or a conflict that’s never going to change. Sometimes no response is a response. Good…

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  • Living_On_Purpose_v1.zip

    A random poster led me to a tarot reader, and she told me to start setting intentions. Severing the last cord already brought my sleep, my appetite, and my grief back online. Now it’s time to declare what I am living by from here forward. This is not an update. It is a declaration. Know…

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  • Off_The_Radar_MP4.zip

    I’m sober, stable, and in treatment, with three providers who know the truth. I’m off the radar and access to me is closed. I still wish everyone less suffering and more peace. I’m just finding mine in ways they can’t reach. ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹

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