“Sail on silver girl*, sail on by, your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way…”

Did anyone else get to witness the amazing auroras? I love how they're (weather and light pollution permitting) visible almost everywhere in the world. The Aurora Australis is really important to me. The first time I saw it, I didn't know what it was and it was entirely by accident. It was 31 March, 2001, …

Being informed isn’t always helpful.

I think it might be a good time to remind people that if you find that the news and world events stress you out or trigger your anxiety, you can turn it off, stop watching, reading, or following and ignore it.*If following what's going on in the world is harmful to you, then stop following …

Tips, tricks, and life hacks for living with ME/CFS

I did a talk for my local support group. Here's a video of it. CW: discussion of suicide risk towards the end of the video. There may be other sensitive topics too, but I don't remember what I covered at the moment. I did a talk on tips, tricks, and life hacks for people with …

Heads it wins, tails I lose

Am I depressed or flaring? I'm tired and can't get the energy to do anything. I feel sick. I have a headache. My stomach hurts. My mood is low and I'm having panic attacks and anxiety. I can't get to sleep but when I do I can't wake up. I want to cry but can't. …