Tropical Depression: Quirky Essays on Anxiety, Food, Shame
&  Life After 50 on a Tiny Island

Eating Disorders I've wanted to write about disordered eating for some time now, a less known eating disorder. I put it off because it's not easy to write about. However, when the news was filled with stories about how Instagram is ruining young girls' lives, I thought maybe it was good timing to discuss it. Disordered eating is defined as an unhealthy preoccupation with food, calories, and weight gain." Can I just say "duh" to everyone who didn't think an app specifically d

A silly past-time of mine is comparing celebrities to the wonderful dogs I care for. The below likeness is eerie, they not only have similar eyes they each are fond of their birthday suits. BETTE DAVIS was known for her constant fighting with studio executives as she tried to get out of her contract. MAGGIE is known to turn her back on me while I'm asking her a question. BETTE DAVIS once said she "wouldn't piss on Joan Crawford if she was on fire." MAGGIE won't go outside to

My therapist has taken on the task of convincing me that because bad things happen in my presence doesn't mean they are my fault. Good luck with that! It's too challending to explain what happens with blaming myself, but let's just say if the shit is about to hit the fan, I'm standing next to the fan. If something bad unfolds in front of me, my therapist wants me to tell myself "although I'm a bystander, I had nothing to do with the outcome of a crappy occurance." If I can re