I’ve wanted to write this for quite some time, just to clarify some things. I’m a feminist, raised by one of the original feminists. A liberal. Bisexual. Little ol’ white lady with a ton of privilege. I’m not highly political. Part of that’s privilege. Part of that’s how I was raised. Part of that’s the […]
While I was at Worldcon more than one person asked how I managed to write so many books and so many words. So I thought I’d explain a bit of my process in greater detail for those of y’all who are interested. First of all, writing is my fulltime gig. That means I get three
I’ve read more than account by people saying things like, “Sure, that was the most difficult/challenging/awful time of my life, but now, I’m grateful for it!” I kept thinking that there was something wrong with me, because I didn’t feel that way about last year. Not at all. It was a horrible. Period. Both Blaze
In May, I began doing what I’ve been calling my Ten at Ten. Basically, ten affirmations at ten AM every day. I know that for some people, daily affirmations are a cop-out. They say the words, but never honestly follow up on doing the things. One of my issues is that I don’t tend to
I recently listened to a podcast about doing hard things. The problem with doing difficult things two-fold. First, defining what is hard. The other, is knowing why you would do that. Defining Difficult Things I do things every day that other people might consider really hard, like getting in twenty minutes of exercise before breakfast.
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I recently learned about the “iceberg” theory, that you’re only aware of 10% of the stuff that goes on in your mind, while the other 90% is happening beneath the surface. However, there are ways to strengthen that connection. I’ve always considered myself an unconscious writer. I realize now that I rely on my intuition
I’m going to talk about my experience in lowering my stress levels. This is ongoing work for me. However, I’ve had measurable success, and I wanted to share my progress so far. I read the book The Stress Prescription by Dr. Elissa Epel. (https://amzn.to/3GB49sb) I discovered her on the Huberman podcast. She begins with the theory that
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(Though I wrote about this in my newsletter this week, I’m expanding it here.) I was recently listening to a Huberman podcast where he talked about stress, and how the normal response to stress is to stop eating. However, when you have chronic stress, your body rewires itself and you start wanting to eat when you’re stressed,
Essay – Sleep, the Final Frontier Though I am continually making tweaks to either help my health or improve it, I feel like that “country” has been better explored than the vast continent of sleep. However, I also believe that for the first time I’m making good headway, and am finally getting better sleep. It’s
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When I was in my late teens or early twenties, I came to the conclusion that I wasn’t going to save the world. I realized that not necessarily based on ability. I might have the ability to save the world. However, based on my temperament and other things, I decided that what I should do
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