Chronically Crappy | Humor, Health, and Survival

A hand’s shadow holds a single amber pill between two fingers against a warm, golden background.

I Came Prepared. I Still Almost Took the Pill

I trusted the doctor, the prescription, and the process. Then I paused long enough to ask one more question—and realized lived experience belongs in the exam room too.

I Came Prepared. I Still Almost Took the Pill

I trusted the doctor, the prescription, and the process. Then I paused long enough to ask one more question—and realized lived experience belongs in the exam room too.

Cream-colored dog lying on bedding beside a large container of colonoscopy prep solution, capturing the exhaustion, absurdity, and lived reality of chronic illness management at home.

You Don’t Get Better. You Get Managed

I have chronic health issues. My husband is a disabled veteran with chronic pain. What frustrates us most isn't our conditions—it's how difficult the healthcare system makes it to access...

You Don’t Get Better. You Get Managed

I have chronic health issues. My husband is a disabled veteran with chronic pain. What frustrates us most isn't our conditions—it's how difficult the healthcare system makes it to access...

Full moon glowing over dark ocean waves at night, with moonlight reflecting across the water.

My Colon Has Been Tracking the Moon

For years, I’ve tracked my symptoms through a poop app like a deeply unstable forest witch with Wi-Fi. Somewhere between PMDD, surgical menopause, and chronic illness, I realized my body...

My Colon Has Been Tracking the Moon

For years, I’ve tracked my symptoms through a poop app like a deeply unstable forest witch with Wi-Fi. Somewhere between PMDD, surgical menopause, and chronic illness, I realized my body...

A humorous Bob Ross-style figurine holding a large cannabis bud and a painter's palette against a black background, symbolizing creativity and marijuana culture.

Let's Talk About Weed, Baby

I replaced multiple medications with medical marijuana and learned something surprising: humans aren’t choosing between healthy and unhealthy nearly as often as we’re choosing between suffering levels.

Let's Talk About Weed, Baby

I replaced multiple medications with medical marijuana and learned something surprising: humans aren’t choosing between healthy and unhealthy nearly as often as we’re choosing between suffering levels.

A woman with a backpack stands barefoot in a shallow creek surrounded by green trees and tall grasses.

When the Brain Gets Stuck on Fast Forward

People think hypomania means happiness. Sometimes it does. More often, it means acceleration. For years, I misunderstood what was happening inside my own brain. I thought I was becoming more...

When the Brain Gets Stuck on Fast Forward

People think hypomania means happiness. Sometimes it does. More often, it means acceleration. For years, I misunderstood what was happening inside my own brain. I thought I was becoming more...