In the spring of 2021, I started taking long walks every day. I would walk through the streets of my neighborhood, down the hill through a series of rose gardens, all set up in a diamond shape. The four individual plots - named the Maple, Orange, Mulberry and Cypress gardens - are positioned at the four cardinal directions. They radiate out from a central circle like a stained-glass visual effect. During these walks I’d listen to music and take photos of the flowers an

I started Ketamine treatment after thinking about it and researching it for several months. I found a doctor who would prescribe Ketamine to be used at home, supported by regular telehealth check in sessions. I’d been diagnosed with PTSD via a formal diagnosis complete with multiple diagnostic instruments. Technically, I have CPTSD, but this is not a separate diagnosis in the DSM. The next part of the process involves talking in depth about why you’re seeking out Ketamin

All through the spring and summer of 2023, I had rabbits on the brain. It began with an urge to re-read Watership Down, one of my all-time favorite novels. And then, I started seeing rabbits everywhere I went. In particular, there was one who would appear in the community garden where I have a large plot, who would stay near me in stillness while I worked away. I named it Hazel after the main character in Watership Down and marveled that it did not seem concerned about m