Nobody Is Happy With Their Body
To the universal human experience of body dissatisfaction. Maybe satisfaction isn't the goal. Acceptance is.
FEELING
mind body disconnect symptoms
I Miss Running Without Thinking About Running
I miss running without thinking about running. The magic has become machinery. But the machinery still works.
Made of Glass and Steel
We are simultaneously made of glass and steel. My collarbone is healed now. Stronger at the break point,…
The Mirror Shows Lies, The World Shows Truth
The revolution begins with self-compassion. Seeing my body as a friend would see it. This is self compassion…
Dr. Google Will See You Now
Online diagnosis feels like control. The internet offers probability without presence—information without wisdom, data without diagnosis. It’s the…
The Strangers Who Know My Body
This is medical intimacy—close without being personal. In that examination room, doctor-patient boundaries create a different kind of…
The Wrong Size Room
This aging body is right for this consciousness. Thoughtful. Careful. Shaped by years.
The Pain That Has No Name
Depression is as biological as diabetes. Anxiety is as chemical as any physical disease. Both are real, both…
The Only Home I’ll Ever Own
But whether I survive this or not, the lesson remains: This body is my only true home. But…
The Mirror’s Shallow Truth
When appearance and feeling align, we radiate something makeup cannot replicate. But when they split, we look increasingly…