When I look at friends who have struggled or who are struggling with eating disorders, I see women who are wrestling head-on with some of life’s biggest questions and seeking Other Worlds of strength and endurance. Probing their bodies and hoping to find the answers to their questions.… Read More a body of metaphor: strength, endurance, women, and eating disorders
My email conversation with a friend is, ironically, about casual, low-level sexual harassment and how differently men treat us when we’re on our own versus with a male companion.… Read More my space
This is a very practical post. Lately, I’ve really wanted to share the resources (blogs, books, podcasts, apps, etc) that have really helped me during this process of recovering from panic attack disorder, depression, and disordered eating.… Read More what’s helped me: on recovering from mental illness
I came back to a place that was trial by fire
only to find the hearth of a beloved inn… Read More a poem for sisterhood
Here is a guest post I wrote for Women from the Blog, a wonderful site run by dear friends. Follow me there for the rest of this story. I was four years old and my mother was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was much taller than me, and I felt very tiny next… Read More blubber
When I tell people I hitchhike and often do so on my own, the first question usually is: “But isn’t that rather unsafe?” Raised eyebrows, comments on being a young female, etc. My response usually is: “Half the time I’m carrying an ice-axe and pointy poles and can be found by sniffing the wind, so… Read More why and how I hitchhike