Kevin Nordstrom

Kevin Nordstrom

Bio

Kevin Nordstrom is a writer and illustrator living happily ever after with his wife, son, too many cats, and his schizophrenia. 

Kevin Nordstrom Articles

Aunt Ginger: Don't Forget ALL The Reasons To Vote

It's finally here — ELECTION DAY — and Aunt Ginger is here to remind you that every person and issue on your ballot matters!

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Aunt Ginger: #BeachBody

Aunt Ginger: Celebrating #BeachBody Week

This week Aunt Ginger reminds us that all bodies are beach bodies!

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The ones who sneer, judge, and make ignorant comments (or worse) — they’re the weak ones. Not you.

I'm Coming Out: A Paranoid Schizophrenic Talks About Stigma

I made the decision to come out of the mental illness closet and face the world without fear or shame. My son will grow up in a house that doesn’t stigmatize mental illness, but instead, strives to understand it.

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Cookies help with everything.

Aunt Ginger: Surviving The Election With Pro-Trump Family Members

What do you do when people you love support candidates or causes that you absolutely hate?

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Self-Care Spoiler Alert: You Don't Do Enough Of It

This week, Aunt Ginger is taking a much needed sick day! Even purple-haired sex shop moguls have to slow down and remember to practice self-care.

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Aunt Ginger!

Ravishly Presents Ginger, The Internet's Favorite Aunt

Welcome Aunt Ginger, a collaborative effort with the fantastic illustrator Kevin Nordstrom and us (and soon,YOU).

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Before I met my wife, she struggled with an eating disorder for many years. Image: Thinkstock.

Dear Hospital: My Wife Doesn't Need To Get Her Pre-Pregnancy Belly 'Back'

My wife is lucky to have a good support structure and to have had the chance to do a lot of reflection and personal work around these issues, but at times, she still has overwhelming anxiety about how unfit and unattractive she feels.

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Being honest about myself, or my son. (Image Credit: Thinkstock)

Am I Only Successful Because Of My Schizophrenia?

I haven’t really written anything in a while.

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Ask Aunt Ginger

Ask Aunt Ginger: On Gardening And Life

This week in Ask Aunt Ginger, we're talking about gardening and weeds... and life. 

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