Tag: mental health

A squirrel holding a nut in the Czech Republic

The Case for Interdependence

Published by Mary Gaulke on September 13, 2021

I recently learned an animal fact that makes me laugh out loud. Did you know that squirrels never find up to 75% of the nuts they hide?

Finding Joy in Your Flesh Prison

A hand with black painted nails laid flat over a brightly painted mural.

Finding Joy in Your Flesh Prison

Published by Mary Gaulke on February 28, 2020

I spend a lot of time reminding myself that I’m in my body. I can’t afford to be unkind to myself. I enact affirmation, over and over. Yes, I value this body. Yes, I want to protect it.

Protected: I Am the Living Dead A branch of white flowers.

Protected: I Am the Living Dead

Published by Mary Gaulke on January 27, 2020

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My Mental Health Mantra is a Tracy Morgan Quote

My Mental Health Mantra is a Tracy Morgan Quote

Published by Mary Gaulke on October 16, 2019

My favorite piece of mental health advice comes from Tracy Morgan. In a 2016 Rolling Stone interview with Brian Hiatt, he discussed the experience of being in a near-fatal car accident: