Chelsea Cristene

I realized that allergies, much like mental health, are largely misunderstood and often dismissed as trivial or exaggerated.

That’s the thing about perfectionism. When you chase something unattainable, you complete a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Illness is intensely personal, but it never affects the person diagnosed alone.

Wanting a child and wanting to experience childbirth are two very different things.

Anyone who has been a victim of abuse will tell you that the burden of emotional labor is enormous, and that it’s amplified by the pressure to keep quiet.

I see no such kerfuffle over straight men at gay bars, so it appears that this brand of exclusivity is Dicks Only.

Chipping away at the problem of bisexual erasure starts with living truth out loud.

If Trump is right (there’s a first time for everything) and we need to state what a problem is before solving it, then let’s state it now. Radical white terrorism.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.