feelings

Monday Roundtable

community

An Autostraddle Extra Feelings Roundtable: When’s The Last Time You Cried?

Tears are rain upon the blinding dust of earth or whatever.

the team —

Dec 4, 2017

feelings

feelings rookie

first person

Feelings Rookie: A Canyon of Grief

My problem with grief is its general shape. Grief is somehow both slippery and sharp, rolling over you with sadness then sneakily attacking your soft underbelly with its claws.

Molly Priddy —

Nov 8, 2016

feelings

feelings rookie

first person

Feelings Rookie: Overwhelmed By Everything

This is about what we as individuals can tolerate comfortably before we’re pushed into emotional discomfort. We try to live in this comfort zone, but that’s impossible, because we’re human…

Molly Priddy —

Oct 25, 2016

feelings

feelings rookie

first person

Feelings Rookie: Step One, Demolition

“But those walls don’t just break down when you stop needing them, and suddenly what was keeping you safe is now hindering personal development. It blows. It’s a whole process…

Molly Priddy —

Oct 11, 2016

feelings

makeup

beauty

How To Look Like You Weren’t Just Crying

“I mean, not to brag, but I’ve probably cried more tears in the past year than some people manage to eke out in their entire lives.”

Laura Mandanas —

Oct 9, 2015

feelings

mental health

health

You Need Help: You Cry Much More Than You’d Like To and Feelings Are Really Hard

Why are you crying again? How are you supposed to handle this? What are feelings and why do you keep having them? Let’s find out!

Rachel —

Sep 28, 2015

feelings

Lists/Top 10s

comedy

50 Happy Little Things Bob Ross Taught Me About The Joy Of Being Alive

“Didn’t you know you had that much power? You can move mountains. You can do anything.”

Heather Hogan —

Jul 23, 2015

feelings

playlists

Playlist: It’s My Pool Party, I’ll Cry If I Want To

Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean your neverending avalanche of feelings has abated.

Rachel —

Jun 13, 2014

college lesbianage

feelings

playlists

Playlist: Everything’s Changing and You’re Excited but Also Terrified

Won’t you join me in clinging to the past while yearning for the future?

Maddie —

Apr 25, 2014

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

book features

Writing Your Own Prescription: How To Figure Out Your Feelings With Writing

Okay, so you have a pen and paper and some feelings. Now what?

Rachel —

Oct 10, 2013