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I dunno, I guess I’ve always thought there are Prom People and non-Prommers, you know? Like, I’m not into binaries–I’m very anti-either/or–until you get to the trappings of popularity in our status-focused American culture, and then I’m all, NOPE NO PROM FOR ME THANK YOU because it was never a place I felt like I…

A few weeks ago, at my spring Oregon Respite Retreat, my friend Heidi asked how we were all…you know…surviving in the current political and social climate, and BOY HOWDY do I get that question. In January 2017, DJT took office and our church denomination of many decades kicked us out due to our implacable stance…

(Originally posted on the Socials) Alrighty, friends. It’s officially been 11 weeks since I had psilocybin treatment, so it’s update time! In short, so far, so incredible. Exceeds expectations. Mind blown (probably literally :)). My main goal with psilocybin treatment was to see whether I could reduce or even maybe eliminate my anti-depressant/-anxiety medications. Not…

Today, my therapist asked me if there was anything I wanted to talk about before we picked up from last time. I said no. Then I said, “Well, maybe one little thing.” And then I talked about it for the entire session.  See, there was a time, approximately 16 years into parenting, when I discarded…