Bodies
Our Skin Does Not Protect Us from the Climate Crisis
I used to think the border between me and the world was formidable, unyielding. I didn’t yet realize the ways that the earth was acting on my body.
In Writing and Skating, It Hurts More Never to Try At All
Because I tolerated constant injury, I’m better than I ever was.
Menopause Is More Than Just a Punchline
Menopause is still treated more like a throwaway joke than an experience that deserves to be explored with any kind of artistic or emotional depth.
Divining New Models of Femininity from the Tarot
There are many ways to be a woman, many ways to be a mother, many ways to be a whore.
The Two Sides of American Health Care
This dichotomy in American health care is well-known to patients with chronic illness.
Buying My Girlhood Is Putting Me In Debt
Each time I used my credit card, I rationalized my ballooning debt by imagining a future in which I was satisfied with my transition.
I Thought I’d Never Find Love After My Dissociative Identity Disorder Diagnosis
When you love someone with dissociative identity disorder, you are not building one healthy relationship—you are building many.
The Price of Admission for Fat Bodies
Anyone who has lost and subsequently gained weight back can tell you that you will be treated differently in real, material ways. The difference is at once alluring and painful.
Medical Care Needs More Space for Patient Narratives
I want medicine to meet me where I am, not where it wants me to be.
Getting Famous On Tumblr Ruined My Relationship to My Body
In the time since being an active Tumblr user, I’ve seen our cultural standards for what is “desirable” shift so much.