Category is: Mental Health
The internet isn’t supposed to be like this
“I can see you as you are and love you sight unseen and be lonely with you on the other side of a strange and beautiful square of glowing plastic that contains nothing less than the future.”
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Five lessons from five years of Rebel Therapy
It’s somehow been five years this month since I started Rebel Therapy, my therapeutic practice supporting queers, creatives and non-conformists of all backgrounds towards healing, recovery and better mental health. Half a decade and literally thousands of client sessions later, here’s five of the things that have stuck with me most so far…
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Chaos and adrenaline: on being two years sober
Lately I’ve needed to take things slow, and that’s something I haven’t always been good at. Chaos, on the other hand…
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In praise of platonic intimacy
As we stand on the edge of another national lockdown, there’s a lot of things I’m finding hard. But one of the hardest is how much I’m missing a certain level of intimacy with my nearest and dearest pals.
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More comfortable being in my body than numb: a second sober birthday
It’s my birthday this weekend, and we’re in lockdown, so the celebration plans so far involve takeaway, homemade cake and rewatching Hackers for the millionth time. Which, y’know. Pretty good. Here’s another thing: this will be the second birthday I’ve spent sober.
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