empahla - opinions and thoughts

i used to have poetry, though i hear that, like mathematics, one does their best work before hitting the thirties. #poetry #creativewriting #mentalhealth

I love a song that can lift the mood. Those that do it for me are usually those that invite one to sing and dance. #music #mentalhealth #happiness

The Burden of Honesty in Suffering

I do love a good quote: would that I was better at remembering them in the moment. #quotes #poety #lespritdelescalier

We hustle, we earn our air, and we are starting to think that this is the meaning of life. I think perhaps it's not. I think productivity is perhaps a dirty word. #capitalism #happiness #productivity

What We Leave Behind When We Go - an off-the-cuff joint

I have my dog for a year, today, and if I had the choice, I'd do it all again. She's my love. She's a great dog. #dogs #pets #mentalhealth

We all fall. The trick is getting up back up. #mentalhealth #perfectionism #recovery

I'd enjoy budgeting more if I had more cash. Still, a tidy ledger is a happy ledger. #budgeting #debt #accounting

A Conflicted Home - an off-the-cuff joint.

Happy new year. 2026 is the year I work on my trained responses. Turns out I'm big with the fawning. Recovery and growth come in stages. I learned boundaries first. Undoing the freeze and fawn responses is next on my list. #trauma #traumaresponse #mentalhealth

December always feels like chaos to me. #grief #christmas #stress

I think to be awake all day, every day would be a nightmare. There is value in downtime, hustle culture notwithstanding. #mentalhealth #photography #dogs

Instincts and Boundaries Are A Great Match

I do love the annual visit by depression in October, said no one ever. #MentalHealth #Depression #EatingDisorderRecovery

I think we should all aspire to an ethical life. Imagine what a lovely world that would be. #ethics #morality #philosophy

I don't like interesting times. I don't like living next to the US, which more and more looks like an aggressive, failing state. Who knew I'd need to worry about a North American war? #politics #life #interestingtimes