1. I Went to Pneumonia-Land and All I Got Was This Lousy Hitler Mustache

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    May 17, 2024 by Julia

    I thought I “just” had a bad case of the flu until the third day of debilitating fever. I had …
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    Category: Body Issues & Health, Deep Thoughts, From a Dark Place, Hope, True Story, Uplifting, What It's Like | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. Sixteen

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    April 28, 2024 by Julia

    (I wrote this back in January for Facebook, and never got around to posting it here…) Fiona turns sixteen this …
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    Category: Family, Kid Milestones, Parenting, Reflection | Tags: , ,

  3. The Inconvenient Antidotes to Depression and Anxiety

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    December 29, 2023 by Julia

    Unfortunately, if you’re feeling the heavy weight of depression, you have to get up and push back. And if you’re …
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    Category: self-care, The Search for Okayness: Finding Your Way Back to Life | Tags: , ,

  4. For When You Can’t Feel the Way You Want to Feel

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    December 15, 2023 by Julia

    I know that much of my misery is of my own making. I’m not an idiot. One of the most …
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  5. Cancel Culture, Standing Up for What’s Right, and Love

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    November 22, 2023 by Julia

    As we enter the holiday season, the jokes start flying about the racist grandpa or uncle, how the homophobic great-aunt …
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    Category: Cultivating Love, politics, Seasons, social justice, The Search for Okayness: Finding Your Way Back to Life

  6. Determining Your Worth

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    November 7, 2023 by Julia

    It’s not a coincidence that in severe depression, feelings of worthlessness and inability to do even the simplest tasks happen …
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  7. Find Your People

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    October 28, 2023 by Julia

    I somehow got it into my head that if I want to live a gracious, love-motivated life, I have to …
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  8. Limitations, Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), and Boundaries

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    October 12, 2023 by Julia

    Let’s talk about how we tend to overextend ourselves on a regular basis, and can’t seem to stop. This may …
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  9. Want to Look Awesome but not Worry about Diet or Exercise? It’s Easy if You Just Follow These Three Steps

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    October 5, 2023 by Julia

    Uh, just kidding. As the Dread Pirate Scott says in The Princess Bride says, “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who …
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  10. Loving Yourself, Hating Yourself, and Keeping Faith in Yourself

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    September 28, 2023 by Julia

    I don’t know if it’s the same for all teens, but when I was a teenage girl, I experienced both …
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