After spending the Fourth of July in Boston, I can say that I truly have come away with a new perspective on life. I started out this year with one ambition, to have unabashed, ridiculous fun. Two numbers were in my head: 22 and 2016. After years of my life going down the tubes in … More The Fourth
I just made it home from a mind bending trip to Hamilton College. Graduation was amazing, better than anything I could have ever dreamed. Seeing close friends at that point of happiness and stress was such a memorable experience. On the way home I tried to put to words what the whole experience was like. … More Something More
Most of what I talk about has to do with bipolar disorder. I gain a lot of strength from connecting people with mental health issues. It makes me feel less alone and is super fun. The only way to beat the stigma surrounding mental illness is to share it fluidly and courageously with your loved … More Living with Anxiety
I think a lot about collapsing. I want to know what happens when someone’s world falls out from underneath them. Then I want to know how people find their way back. And I believe it is never back, but to a new place of growth. From a young age, we are taught how to read … More Teaching Grief
Happy Sunday, people. Another week, you did it. Congrats. I woke up this morning with a realization. Before getting out of bed, I scrolled through Facebook. I found two videos condemning Donald Trump and the state of affairs in the Presidential election. I, then, had my morning coffee and found myself watching an interview … More Start Beginning
I pitched this blog to a friend a few days ago. I stumbled through broken Spanish and said it was both personal and public. What I think is so different about what I am doing is that I am publicizing my deepest insecurities and challenges with bipolar disorder. Sometimes I think people like it because … More Storytime
Over the past week I have been to ten different states. The east coast is a beautiful place. I always talk about going out west. But for now, I am content traveling up and down this breath-taking coast. There are wonderful people around here who love going outside, laughing and digging deep. My writing has transformed. Instead … More Laughing Out Loud
When I was a little kid, I had my mom paint my toe nails. Now, it was the summer, and we went swimming a lot. I stepped into the pool with my friends and they made fun of me. I have that memory iced into my brain. I remember looking down through the shallow water … More Thigh High, Bright Red, Sparkly Boots
Today, I woke up to the rain. It was the first day in a while where I truly slept in. I turned on some music my Dad and I used to play in the car and took a shower. I felt clean. I emptied myself and wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote. Until I … More Your Inner Bunny
My last blog post was shared by one of my mother’s friends. I don’t know the woman that well. But after an eight hour day at the climbing wall, where I dealt with little girls crying and people asking me the same questions about climbing over and over again, I came across this comment. I … More The Women in My Life
Bipolar is my superpower
living with bipolar disorder
Self-indulgent reflections of a recent college grad
Literary Connections at the Fairfield CT Public Library
Literary Journal of Hawaii Pacific University
You are not alone. You are special. You are loved.
Adventures of a Little Boy 