Dear Lily June, If I can’t say it here, anonymously, where can I? I whisper confess: I think I am losing… Read more Scared, Paranoid, Angry, American–On the Occasion that The Words Have Become Synonyms
Category: Mental Health
Reaching Out–On the Occasion that You Feel a Light Switch Has Been Flipped on Your World
Dear Lily June, Yesterday, a colleague and friend, Kimmy, came into my office and said she just didn’t understand the… Read more Reaching Out–On the Occasion that You Feel a Light Switch Has Been Flipped on Your World
Confidence Woman–On the Occasion that Your Mother Follows Your Lead
Dear Lily June, I have always been a little afraid of self-confidence. Where does one draw the line between being… Read more Confidence Woman–On the Occasion that Your Mother Follows Your Lead
Captured–On the Occasion That We Take a Picture
Dear Lily June, I have a complex relationship with cameras and selfies, in no small part because I have a complex… Read more Captured–On the Occasion That We Take a Picture
Oh, Hello, Universe–On the Occasion that You, Too, Read Too Much into Coincidence
Dear Lily June, For a skeptical scholar, I can be embarrassingly superstitious. In fact, I’m bordering on the ridiculousness of… Read more Oh, Hello, Universe–On the Occasion that You, Too, Read Too Much into Coincidence
A,B,C–On the Occasion that You Ever Have Postpartum Depression
Dear Lily June, A conversation with a co-worker this morning reminded me of one of the most painful parts of… Read more A,B,C–On the Occasion that You Ever Have Postpartum Depression
Another Year, Another Life–On the Occasion That Your Mother Has to Die
Dear Lily June, If I died right now, I could die happy. There were moments over the holiday where I… Read more Another Year, Another Life–On the Occasion That Your Mother Has to Die
The Climbing Fish–On the Occasion that Your Family Periodically Falls Apart
Dear Lily June, The call came in yesterday. My cousin Whitley, who had been bankrolling my sister’s work-from-home job as a… Read more The Climbing Fish–On the Occasion that Your Family Periodically Falls Apart
Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place
Dear Lily June, Recently, your father and I celebrated our sixth year of marriage to each other. It was a… Read more Picking Out Curtains–On the Occasion that the World is Not Such a Beautiful Place
Leaning into the Lyre–On the Occasion that You Need Hope
Dear Lily June, I’ve probably said this to you before, but one major part of being a writer is being… Read more Leaning into the Lyre–On the Occasion that You Need Hope
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