mental health Archive

2December 10, 2011
Busted! As Good As “Our Bodies, Ourselves”

Continuing my talk with Ali Cudby, author of Busted! The FabFoundations Guide To Bras That Fit, Flatter and Feel Fantastic. (Enter to win a signed copy of the book here!)…
0August 11, 2011
Crunk, Talking Genitals & Childish Fashion Crimes (or, A What I’ve Been Reading Link Round-Up)

Just a good old fashioned link round-up — yee-haw! 1.) At The Crunk Feminist Collective, a thought provoking post on self care for the feminist or liberal activist: Talk about…
0August 10, 2011
Resist, And You Are Called Confrontational. Or Mentally Ill.

Remember the Nirvana song Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle? Here’s Kurt Cobain’s response to, “So why was Frances Farmer such an inspiration?” (Melody Maker, August 28th, 1993)…
0June 12, 2011
Art Therapy For Break-Ups

This is either called Fuckface the Fucknificent or You & Your Ugly Heart by Collin David, who I just interviewed here.
0May 10, 2011
Little Jumping Joan

I always found this nursery rhyme a little unnerving… Little Jumping Joan Here am I, little jumping Joan, When nobody’s with me I’m always alone. Apparently photographer Jonathan Hobin thinks…
0March 22, 2011
Barbiturates Like Candy

I’ve been listing a lot on eBay, so be prepared for observations and odd thoughts on what I find — like this gem: a vintage medical advertising blotter for triple-barbiturate…
0December 9, 2010
Word Play: How I Stave-Off Depression

I love words, and I don’t just mean when I use them to blither about blogging; I love saying words. But not just any words… I relish the feeling of…
1November 9, 2009
Of Monday Movie Memes & Media Use

This week’s Monday Movie Meme is Deep Impact: Movies That Have Changed Your Life: Our blogging buddy Cardiogirl wanted to know if we had ever covered movies that changed our…
0November 3, 2009
Why Asking That Trite Astrology Question May Not Be So Dumb

In the December issue of Psychology Today (fast becoming my favorite magazine), Matthew Hutson shares unusual and revealing information about birth months and personality, saying, “Astrology may be bullocks, but…
0September 25, 2009
Stand with the National Equality March in October

From my NOW newsletter… No woman will have full equality until all women have full equality, and we must seize every opportunity to ensure equal rights under the law for…
0September 16, 2009
What Country Is This That We Condone Victim Blaming?

I’ve been crying all day… I just learned that in eight states and Washington, D.C., insurance companies are legally allowed to blame victims of domestic violence by denying them coverage…
4July 28, 2009
If You’re Forced To Have A Baby, Don’t Throw It Out With The Bathwater (Or, Of Margaret Sanger & Eugenics)

In Margaret Sanger in Context, Tracey McCormick defends the vilified Margaret Sanger. Sanger, who founded Planned Parenthood and advocated for planned parenting & birth control before women even had the…
2June 24, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: My Therapy Doll

Maybe I call her “My Therapy Doll” because I’ve got special needs kids & so I spend a lot of time dealing with therapists; because she’s really a four-sided doll…