Hello, reader. How are you doing? I made a new needs list. what I want–in this house and generally to show up as my whole self give + receive respect my skills & gifts used – recognized -appreciated good investments emotionally spiritually – the amount that works for me to be included pleasure to try… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’ve been thinking about “being with.” Ming and I do a lot of care for each other, including being with. game I was playing a game with friends, my second RPG ever, over zoom. I was a toad who had been given psychedelics by a kind witch. We were on… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about the part of love that’s giving people space–I’ve been thinking about boundaries as love. This idea is very important to me. You know how music is made of sounds, but there can be silence between bits of sound? The rests are so delicious. Or an… Read More »
Being real and realistic about who I am and what I want is some of the hardest work I do every day. I like to take it another layer. It’s fun to think I found the real truth, then find a deeper truth. how I get more realistic It’s mostly about getting more and more… Read More »
“I respect you–I respect your process. I respect your disabilities. Yes, I respect your needs. I respect how you do power,” I said to Ming. He was packing us up so we could return home after a weekend at the Oregon coast. “Wow, yes. I love how you do power,” I said, marveling. I thought… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? Disabled and cute, like me? Maybe fat and happy, like me. Or tired and brilliant, like Ming. Good hearted, like both of us. I want to tell you about timing for events, when it comes to disabled people. timing I hate when events are not kept to schedule. Feels sketch… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’ve been thinking about content warnings as a way to help people navigate conversations and social connections. helpful Do you like content warnings? I find them very helpful. They help me know what I should / should not engage. They seem respectful. They’ve given me a useful heads up, about… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I have experience with insomnia, hypomania and mania, chronic pain, sedation on a bipolar cocktail, obstructive sleep apnea, and self-harm in the form of old, lumpy pillows. This post is about how to make yourself go to sleep when you don’t want to. It’s also about who has worth. how… Read More »
“Hey, dear. Would you still love me if I wore stripey pants?” I asked Ming. “Yes,” he said. “Yay! Well, I’m not sure they will fit,” I said. “But if they do–thank you for loving me.” I was lying in bed, thinking about some stripey pants I found in a giveaway laundry basket downstairs. They’re… 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 »