mental-health
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Challenge Accepted
Dear Mom, Have you ever felt like there was something you couldn’t do? Have you ever stopped yourself out of a fear of failure or assumption that it wasn’t achievable? Have you ever done it anyway and surprised yourself? Accomplished… Continue reading
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Connecting the Dots
Dear Mom, Recently, I had a conversation with Idris about some bad choices he had been making. Small instances of questionable behavior that I noticed. This is what my almost six-year-old boy said in response to my concerns. He told… Continue reading
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The Complexities of Compassion
Dear Mom, You have been dead for nine and a half years. With every day it feels like what you have missed multiplies exponentially. It can feel shocking at times. As if you wouldn’t even know me if you passed… Continue reading
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Can I Take Responsibility and Still Question Everything?
Dear Mom, Yesterday morning at breakfast, Idris asked me how I could send you letters if you’re dead. Good question, right? My answer was that I am not sending the letters anywhere. I’m simply writing them. In the hopes that… Continue reading
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The Duality of Vulnerability
Dear Mom, When I first started writing these letters to you, I opened myself up to criticism that made me deeply uncomfortable. Similar to the themes of last week, getting criticism, especially criticism about my writing and ultimately my feelings,… Continue reading
Sober Letters to Mom 