“I’m going to paint a bee on your phone while you’re sleeping,” Ming said. “That’s a weird threat,” I said. I started laughing. It’s been a long time coming. “A threat or a promise.” Ming was lying on the bed, not feeling well. He finally got the tummy part of my sickness, quite late. “What… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’d like to tell you about my interview on Madness Radio. It posted yesterday: Love Is a Skill. Please listen and share. Love Is a Skill | Laura-Marie & Jacks McNamara | Madness Radio The interviewers Will Hall and Jacks McNamara are rock stars of radical mental health. They are… Read More »
“First of all, he likes us. Second of all, he needs us,” I told Ming. “Fourth of all, why would he even want to do that?” In the bathroom, I realized I’d skipped item number three. Oops. In my dismay, I erred on my numbers. dreams Do you read in your dreams? I often read… Read More »
September I’m crying because it’s September again, and I have to do it without my mama again. I love September–it’s my birth month. But doesn’t feel possible to live through again, without her. So here I am. Feeling the pain–doing grief. How do I make plans? I keep learning, changing, and moving forward. But sometimes… Read More »
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. I live in my dreams — that’s what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That’s the difference.” –… Read More »
Hey, I go through phases where I listen to a lot of Joanna Newsom. She is powerful medicine for me, as well as a freakin genius. I can pick it up but have to put it back down again. I want to listen to Milk-Eyed Mender over and over. It can be very stabilizing for… Read More »