Author Archives: fiercelyfluid

It’s sad to see all the signs of my depression come back in full force, to recognize the resurgence of bad habits, to feel the anxiety and stress clawing it’s way up from my gut. It’s heartbreaking to know, if I just slept more, if I went outside more, if I exercised more, if IContinue reading “When Depression Returns.”

I think I’m so afraid of love because I fall in love so easily. I’m afraid to let anyone go. My heart always feels too full, like I’ve crammed too many people in, given too many people the ability to hurt me. I’m thinking about my darling preschoolers. I helped in their class and IContinue reading “Afraid to Love.”

It’s funny how the most difficult times in my life are when I feel so passionately about something I can’t help but continue working on it. In college, I had a complete mental breakdown (and that’s putting it lightly). I’ve written about it before and won’t rehash the details here. What I will say is,Continue reading “Room for Improvement.”

I had another round of conversations recently about my gender expression and the clothes I choose to wear. Of course, we all choose clothes based on the venue, the people we will be with, and the activity we will be doing. We all make choices based on our comfort level and our desires. However, culturalContinue reading “Dress safe.”