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20. Social Media Struggles
View recipe: 20. Social Media StrugglesQ. I am an artist and a creator who feels overwhelmed by social media. It’s not just the burden of feeling like I need to post regularly; it’s also the content overload from other people. I know I need to take a break but worry about being forgotten or becoming irrelevant. What’s your advice? A.…
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19. Sicker Than A Dog
View recipe: 19. Sicker Than A DogQ. What the hell is wrong with me? I’m sicker than a dog right now, I am fighting either another bowel obstruction or a possible twisted intestine, my heart is acting up terribly too. I don’t go to hospitals because once they get me they don’t let me go for months. So, I do my…
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18. Alcoholics and Rejection
View recipe: 18. Alcoholics and RejectionQ. How do you think people should handle alcoholics in their lives, who bring nothing but rejection? A. Okay, so there’s two parts to this question and I’ll break it down as such. So firstly, alcoholism is a rather strange addiction, specifically in terms of its social acceptance and breadth within the community. Or, in…
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17. Writing About Other People
View recipe: 17. Writing About Other PeopleQ. I write blogs and I recently got in trouble with a colleague for writing about him. I didn’t use his name but I didn’t say nice things about him, and he happened to read it. How do you approach writing about other people? A. Great question, and as a biographical writer myself, honestly this…
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16. What Makes You Strong?
View recipe: 16. What Makes You Strong?Q. What makes you strong? How do you keep finding the will to fight? It’s hard enough for people who aren’t in your situation (who suffer mental illness), so how do you sit there with your own thoughts like that? What gets you through besides writing? You are so strong and brave but how the hell do…
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Waddup! So, after twenty years of chronic disability a lot of people have helped me on my path. From doctors to friends, from counsellors to support staff, everyone has been so kind. And, honestly, it’s not like I feel indebted, I mean much of the help I’ve received, there hasn’t been much choice in it. Still, I’ve always wanted to give back to the world in some way. Pay it forward as they say. And as such, here we find ourselves.. Read full bio.
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