Why holidays make you crazy
Holidays: oh the existential horror. Notes on surviving a holiday as a sensitive cat.
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[book club] What if trying to 'fix' myself makes me feel worse?
This week: Book Club chapter two. What if trying to 'fix' myself makes me feel worse?
What if the shitty thing doesn’t teach me anything?
Sometimes you can't find The Lesson in your pain. Sometimes it just hurts. What then?
Does everyone else find life this hard?
What if you weren’t the only one feeling sad or scared a bunch of the time?
They’re letting us take over the airwaves!!?
It’s our first feelings birthday! Plus, we have some really big news!!
“Just ask for help.” Is it really that simple?
The world is talking about suicide again. Why does that feel so weirdly disconnecting?
Am i the worst person in the world?
Ever feel like you’re just waiting to be found out, and you don’t even know what for?
What do you do when life feels unliveable?
Guest writer Gareth ponders the biggest, scariest question.
A really really good thing happened!
This week’s newsletter features actual *news* for once. How absurd!
How to deal with people when you can't deal with people
When you’re having a hard time, relationships can be difficult. How do you take the pressure off a little?
My doc says I'm depressed. Why doesn't that label seem to fit??
What happens when your feelings get a label that doesn’t feel quite right?
My phone is a toddler who thinks he's my personal assistant
How to make your phone less annoying, and why we use our devices to press 'pause' on our feelings.
Am I an alcoholic? Or am I just in a whole lot of pain?
Graphic wizard Sarah Firth ponders the meaning of drinking when life is tough. Plus reader responses!
When I say no I feel guilty (and other passive adventures)
Pretending you don't want to leave a party, and the Bill of Assertive Rights.
Why does life seem harder for me than everybody else?
Why TED-talk-y life hacks can make us feel worse, and how to do a Kind Reality Check instead.
A short message for your tender (and possibly still hungover) heart
Some short words of encouragement for this fledgling trip around the sun.
My mind is like Beyoncé, except really really mean
How the mean voice in your head is like a multi-award winning artist. And why that's actually a helpful thought.
Life is terrifying. But are we freaking ourselves out more than we need to?
Why analysing your fears can make them scarier, and one thing to try instead.
I'm stuck in my own head... How do I get out?
Three things to try when you’re feeling suffocated by your own thoughts.
An imperfect guide to belonging on earth
Why being ‘special’ makes you lonely, and Honor's report from deep inside the Pit of Unbelonging.