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The Power of Friendship Eva Hagberg Fisher ( https://www.evahagbergfisher.com/ ) is an author, educator, and media strategist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wallpaper, Dwell, Wired, Tin House, Guernica, and more. She holds degrees in architecture from Princeton and UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Visual and Narrative culture from UC Berkeley. […]
Listen NowHow to Help a Sick Friend: Jason Snell (http://jasonjsnell.com/) and I have been friends for 12 years. Initially, we trauma-bonded and built our friendship on codependency, then, years later, we got lucky enough to build a healthy, nourishing, peaceful and fun friendship. Jason—lucky for him— happens to have multiple close friends who have struggled with […]
Listen NowI sat submerged in the bath water. The bathroom was dark and quiet, lit only by one large, flickering candle. My face dripped with sweat from the steaming hot water infused with epsom salts. I was motionless. Only my eyes shifted, taking note of my surroundings— the blue walls, the dancing light, the sparkly new […]
Read MoreDear Caretakers, I imagine that this will be the first of many letters and many conversations between us. I’m starting here in a seemingly distant and formal way because I’m not strong enough for the more intimate teary-eyed conversations right now. I’m also unsure of who needs to read this letter, and I want to […]
Read MoreFollowing up with last week’s post, this is an update of how it’s been going on the East Coast. In summary: better than expected! I’ve been almost myself. It’s been exciting to watch myself do a lot of the things that I couldn’t do even six months ago. Getting off of the plane last week, […]
Read MoreMay 26th, 2016: Melissa: I just want to get an A+ at life. I want to be perfect at everything and for everyone. Me: I’ll give you an A+ when you can accept yourself in the moments where all you’ve got is a D- Melissa, if she knew me better, could have retorted with the […]
Read MoreMy dear friend spent his weekend at “DragCon,” in Downtown Los Angeles, where all of the famous Drag Queens from “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” gathered to inspire all of those who have that extra splash of color to their inner rainbow. Or maybe the Queens were gathering for the financial profit- doesn’t matter. When I […]
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