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  • My non-Prommers Went to Prom and May Be Prom People After All Except I’m Pretty Sure They Prommed Wrong

    My non-Prommers Went to Prom and May Be Prom People After All Except I’m Pretty Sure They Prommed Wrong

    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…

  • Irrational Joy Project

    Irrational Joy Project

    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…

  • A Brief Little Psilocybin Update

    A Brief Little Psilocybin Update

    (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…

  • What I Did Right (And What I Fear I Did Wrong) in Parenting: A Confession

    What I Did Right (And What I Fear I Did Wrong) in Parenting: A Confession

    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…