Dear fellow motherless daughters: Here’s how I’ve learned to cope on Mother’s Day

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dear-fellow-motherless-daughters-heres-095400614.html The other day, someone who'd just met me asked what I'd be doing with my mother this Sunday. It was such a jolting question to come from someone who didn't even know my name, but I saw her apology, and her inability to understand that not everyone has a living parent to celebrate with, … Continue reading Dear fellow motherless daughters: Here’s how I’ve learned to cope on Mother’s Day

Modern Medicine Fails People With Chronic Pain

https://www.wired.com/story/modern-medicine-fails-chronic-pain/ This is not dissimilar to stories I have heard and things I have personally experienced from age eight into adulthood. This story is adapted from The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain, by Haider Warraich.

Going for a walk? Study says minimal exercise can lower risk of depression

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/04/15/exercise-can-help-depression-study/7330937001/ Or if you're like me, you need a destination in mind. I often function on auto-pilot when I take a walk. I have no idea how I get to my destination or how I get home because I'm SO trapped in my head. Sometimes I have to pause, check out my surroundings, and take … Continue reading Going for a walk? Study says minimal exercise can lower risk of depression