Hello, how are you doing? I’ve been thinking about breaking up. My good friend is about to break up with a partner. It’s been a long time coming. I did that divorce ritual with my housemate a couple weeks ago, when she quit her job. Breaking up is a weird extreme thing to do. I… Read More »
Hello–how are you doing? Have you ever called a suicide hotline? How was it? People I know and respect share suicide hotline number materials on social media. I find the whole thing confusing. Here are my questions. Have you ever called that number? How were you treated? What happened to you? Was the person at… Read More »
Hello. I was talking to my elder housemate friend about safety. He’d mentioned safety can contribute to laziness. I disagreed, as I see safety as a vibrant, living thing if it’s going to be actually safe for anyone. Sort of like nonviolence. That sparked a fun conversation. My friend suggested I write about active and… Read More »
Hello–how are you? My friend and I were talking about DBT, and they reminded me how DBT has some cool acronyms. They like DEAR MAN. Yes, me too! Here is a nice handout describing it. https://dbt.tools/interpersonal_effectiveness/dear-man.php dialectical behavioral therapy Have you done DBT? Some people do it in the hospital. I did it outpatient for… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’ve been thinking about racism while traveling. Have you experienced it? Were you scared? My mom was Mexican-American, and my dad was white. I appear white. We had a tense moment or two when I was in jr high and my family visited Missouri, where my dad’s side of the… Read More »
Hello, how are you? A stranger on a social media group for fat health said they need to spend some hours in public by themselves, in a city away from home, and they’re nervous about it. They asked for advice for this situation–how to be alone in public, as a fat person. Yes, it can… Read More »