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COVID-19: Welcome to the Mental Health Portion of the Show

COVID-19: Welcome to the Mental Health Portion of the Show

by Ivy Hughes | Jun 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Grief, Mindfulness

Last night I murdered a man, cut him up in quadrants, left him in the middle of my bedroom floor and cleaned my house. When I finished, I put his severed body, which was shockingly weighty, and several bags of trash into an alley dumpster. I waited for the police....
Six Feet: How Present With It Are You?

Six Feet: How Present With It Are You?

by Ivy Hughes | Apr 13, 2020 | Coronavirus, Coronavirus and death, Grief, Mindfulness, Survivorship

Today was hard. Today, I felt what it’s going to be like when my parents die. First, I woke in the wee small hours of the morning because I felt one of my children scream. I have two boys. They are two and are currently with their father, with whom I share custody....
Why Are We So Flippant About Losing Wisdom?

Why Are We So Flippant About Losing Wisdom?

by Ivy Hughes | Mar 24, 2020 | Compassion, Coronavirus

If you believe the majority of coronavirus deaths are occurring among a throw away, older population that has already lived; is well past its use; and won’t be missed if time accelerates for them by ten or twenty years, this is an excellent time for expansion. I used...
Dogs Can’t Get COVID-19. Is That Why We’re Acting Like Them?

Dogs Can’t Get COVID-19. Is That Why We’re Acting Like Them?

by Ivy Hughes | Mar 16, 2020 | Belief, Coronavirus, Value

I went to Walmart the other day and by the time I was halfway through the store, I was in such a panic about COVID-19 and the end of the world that I started throwing shit I never buy into my cart. Shit like salt and vinegar kettle chips; baked Cheetos; and cheese...
The Curative Powers Of A Post-Cancer Ménage

The Curative Powers Of A Post-Cancer Ménage

by Ivy Hughes | Jan 8, 2020 | Dating after cancer, Life after breast cancer, Life after cancer, Relationships and sex, Sex after cancer, Surviving cancer, Survivorship

Reclaiming your sexual self after cancer is as bad as it sounds. Actually, it’s worse. It’s like falling off a shining new Gary Fisher and then being given a unicycle with a flat tire and a rusty chain. It takes effort where effort wasn’t previously required and it...
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  • COVID-19: Welcome to the Mental Health Portion of the Show

    COVID-19: Welcome to the Mental Health Portion of the Show

    June 22, 2020
  • Six Feet: How Present With It Are You?

    Six Feet: How Present With It Are You?

    April 13, 2020
  • Why Are We So Flippant About Losing Wisdom?

    Why Are We So Flippant About Losing Wisdom?

    March 24, 2020
  • Dogs Can’t Get COVID-19. Is That Why We’re Acting Like Them?

    Dogs Can’t Get COVID-19. Is That Why We’re Acting Like Them?

    March 16, 2020
  • Looking for Love in All of the Wrong Places

    Looking for Love in All of the Wrong Places

    October 15, 2019
  • How El Salvador’s Civil War Generation Is Saving Coastal Tourism

    How El Salvador’s Civil War Generation Is Saving Coastal Tourism

    September 30, 2019
  • How Cancer Forced Me to Face a Lifelong Battle with Depression

    How Cancer Forced Me to Face a Lifelong Battle with Depression

    September 12, 2019
  • Hunting for Shoes with the Two Cutest, Most Worthless Anything Finders

    Hunting for Shoes with the Two Cutest, Most Worthless Anything Finders

    September 12, 2019

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