Treatment Is Not Simple: World Bipolar Day 2019
Today is World Bipolar Day, held on March 30, because it is Vincent Van Gogh's birthday. About 2.6% of un in the United States are...
Shame, Somatic Power, and Eating Disorders
I have been posting on my Instagram (@revkatie) this week for National Eating Disorders Awareness week sponsored by NEDA, the National...
When Grief Triggers C-PTSD
Today is the fourth anniversary of my mother’s death. (Jan. 2015) For the past three years I have had trauma symptoms in the weeks...
No Weigh Day: Focus on Values Instead
Kourtney Olsen from Grrrl Clothing has declared Jan. 1 the first International No Weigh Day. At a time of year where the ads for losing...
I'm Pretty Sure I Love My Kid Even If I Didn't Put Up a Christmas Tree
Apparently you should never tell someone that you don't really do anything special to celebrate Christmas. If you tell someone that you...
Chronic Illness is Not a Luxury
Ah, the life of living with chronic illness. When you say “yes” to that one extra hour of something people asked you to do, when you stay...
PSA: Peer Pressure, California Fires, and Masks
(Wearing masks to protect from the California fires. Please note that I am wearing the mask wrong. You must put the top strap above your...
Don't Put Yourself Down, It Puts Other People Down Too
The other day I posted a video of me doing push presses on Instagram with this caption: “Finally back at it after injury flair and a two...
Diversity Over Specialization: CrossFit Creates Exceptional Youth Athletes
I talk to a lot of sports-specific coaches about coaching amazing student athletes, and they all say the same thing- early specialization...
How to Responsibly Talk About Death from Suicide
I do not have a lot of time today to address the two high-profile death from suicides that we have had this past week with Kate Spade and...