Explore how anxiety can show up in your life, work, and relationships
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Why Good Sleep Cleans Your Brain, And Your Role In Choosing Your Memories
This is a video clip of a talk between me and Aussie startup founders Brett Stone and Tristan Hart. I'm talking about sleep, but if you are a Radiolab lover this may not be new info to you. It's something I always bear in mind, tho.
Faulkner is Fired
In 2004, I sold a book proposal to the pub house I’d worked with collecting firing stories from well-known writers. The title: Faulkner is Fired. Sadly, the book itself never came together. It itself was, ironically, a failure. These essays from amazing writers Geoff Dyer, Charles Simic, Debra Ginsberg, and more deserve the light of day, though. That’s why I’m sharing them here.
If you said to me, 15 years ago…
“You are going to love hanging out with engineers,”
I would have thought you were crazy.
That changed. Here's how.
What It's Like to Grow Up with Anxiety in India
I spotted Suhail Rasheed from a 5-word-comment he made on one of my blog posts. His comment caught my eye. How does this Indian man based in Dubai know about Scott Stossel's book The Age of Anxiety? I wrote him and offered up the secret handshake. He responded in kind, referencing generalized anxiety disorder with a subtle understanding. I wanted to know more. I asked him if he would be willing to answer some questions about his experience growing up with anxiety in India, and he agreed.
My answer to "Can you recommend a therapist to help with my anxiety?"
I’m honored when people reach out for advice in a pivotal moment. On the other, the path to self- (and anxiety) awareness is littered with false starts and confusion. It can be hard to know exactly what to say. I confront my ambivalence about therapy and come up with the response I want to share with a friend. Now I share it with you, friends!
Survey Says
A couple of weeks ago, I ran a survey on The Beautiful Voyager newsletter and Facebook page to get to know what everyone's needs were. I told you that I would share the results when they were in. The time for that sharing is....now.
Since I have nothing to hide from you, fellow voyagers, I will tell you exactly what people said and how I interpreted it. It's always interesting to get feedback and try to understand it. Even moreso when it's about a topic like stress and overthinking! See what you think.
A Curious Case of SIBO
The journey to diagnosis can be an uphill and silent battle. Sometimes it's just a matter of getting lucky and reading a blog post at the right time.
To that end, I'm sharing a little Q&A with a friend of mine, who I'll call FS. After years of trying to figure out what was wrong with her, FS was diagnosed last year with SIBO.