When chronic back pain turned into a progressive, degenerative neurological syndrome, I had to have emergency spine surgery. Here’s what happened.

Shalene Gupta's The Cycle breaks down her own journey with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and researches the history of the diagnosis. Here, I recount my own PMDD experience and interview her about the book.

Nine books I enjoyed in January, February, and March 2024.

I’m finally launching a newsletter… and other musings.

Breaking my glasses felt, in the moment, like a disaster with the potential to upend my fragile mental health and even more fragile physical safety.

A brief year in review.

A round-up of my favorite reads from June, July, and August 2023.

Here’s a round-up of selected articles, interviews, and more from recent weeks.

When you’re chronically ill, everything can change in an instant—for better or for worse.

I can’t remember the last time I wrote an honest-to-god blog post.