Why be here in this moment? Sometimes this moment totally blows. Why would I want to “be there” for that kind of garbage?

What we can’t articulate controls us.

When we put words to our shame, they lose their power.

Trees grew much faster in there than they did in the wild, but they would not fully mature. They would collapse on themselves before they could reach their full height. It was confusing.

People get mad at me for this. But maybe your intuition is not as important as you’ve been led to believe.

We worry. We scroll. We obsess.

What we don’t do is sleep.

The more we pursue trying to feel better all the time, the more we are going to reinforce this idea that we are fundamentally lacking and irreparable.

In the middle of my grief, I found a chewy center of joy - memories of the tiny acts of love that live on forever.

We have the right to scribble things that are dramatic and extreme and maybe downright untrue, in the course of trying to process difficult emotions.

All I needed was right there, I had just forgotten that it was accessible.

If 80% of the time I am eating in a way that I know helps my body and mind work optimally: awesome. The other 20% of the time is reserved for pecan pie.

Sobriety means you’re a total rebellious badass who doesn’t need a drink to be fun.

It's not easy to love someone with anxiety. Here are six ways you can support us without needing to fix anything.

Life was hard for me, and I was convinced that life was easy for them. They were doing it right. I was doing it wrong.

I think the answer is: stop trying to get motivated.

The question isn’t whether you have a drinking problem. The question is — does drinking cause you problems?

Ask this important question: Am I vertical or horizontal?

Some of us apologize as a reflex. This is not a good thing. At all.