Nonfiction
Mouth Shouts, Body Screams
When does a grown-up learn to express themselves in a manner acceptable to society? Imagine me, a 33-year-old, enters a coffee shop, and screams, ...Scary No More: ArboNet
The news cycle instills fear in the anxious. The zombie apocalypse might be just around the corner, right? Since the global pandemic of COVID-19, ...Mental Health Hacks
Life has been messy for the past month. Getting lost in a story is one of the best ways to cope with the ...Sundays with a New Friend
My worst year was undisputedly 2020. Being stuck in the house, working and dwelling in the same space day in and day out, I ...Tomato Rice and Raita
“Join me at my place for lunch and let’s prepare mouthwatering Indian cuisine.” The suggestion came from Leslie, our Caucasian friend who loves Asian ...Ethical Concerns – MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy Research
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied approval for 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) assisted therapy, and the academic and medical journal Psychopharmacology retracted three papers related to the ...Sleep Like Contortionists
The photo above is of my daughter sleeping. Yes, she is half on the couch, half standing, and fully snoozing. I have several pictures ...Affirmations from Within
Kids seem to have a bottomless pit of questions. “Mommy, do you like it?” “Daddy, look! Is it beautiful?” “Did I do a good ...Persian Wheels and Sugarcane Fields
During World War II, Daddy serves both in the British Navy and the Armed Forces. With hostilities ending he completes his wartime duties. As ...Finding Joy in Nature
My relationship with the outdoors has been an insecure one. I grew up in an urban area where we ran around on sidewalks, sat ...
