mental health

feelings rookie

mental health

first person

Feelings Rookie: Hopping Off the Plane at L.A.X. With a Dream and a Cardigan

Fitting into Los Angeles wasn’t going to happen for me. Or so I thought, until I stopped trying.

Molly Priddy —

Apr 11, 2017

game review

iphone

geekery

10 Tap Games for iPhone, Rated By Their Inevitably Fleeting Relief of My Low-Grade Depression

A brief journey through the clicker games that have, if only briefly, buoyed me through ennui, ranked very subjectively by how effectively they distracted me from the always-looming malaise that…

Rachel —

Apr 2, 2017

donald trump

greatest hits

first person

We’ll Have Sex Again, I Promise

The joke was that we had to have sex before the election, because if Donald Trump won, I never wanted to be touched again. It was a joke. A joke.

Heather Hogan —

Mar 30, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

tv feature

Feelings Rookie: How Teri Polo Made Me Cry in 4.5 Minutes

“Four-and-a-half minutes was all it took to throw me back into this huge river of feeling, and it was exhilarating and rewarding and made me feel light and warm in…

Molly Priddy —

Mar 28, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

health

Feelings Rookie: How to Apologize

“Even if I didn’t think I was hurting her feelings, she’s telling me I was. So what is my end game with my current strategy – make her feel badly…

Molly Priddy —

Mar 14, 2017

'zines/magazines

mental health

health

Sara Quin, Ruby Tandoh and Others Share Their Mental Health Stories in “Do What You Want” Zine

“With a strong intersectional focus, this is a zine about mental health for all people, in all walks of life. We believe that mental health care and support should be…

Beth —

Mar 7, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

first person

Feelings Rookie: Letting Anger Light My Fuse

I like to think I can control my anger, but I usually end up burning my own life down instead.

Molly Priddy —

Feb 28, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

first person

Feelings Rookie: A Tribute to Love

When the world feels dark, we have to find the light where we can and hold onto it. This is a story about a bright, shining spot of goodness: My…

Molly Priddy —

Feb 14, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

first person

Feelings Rookie: Uphill Battles

When waking up every morning feels like starting another steep climb, how do we keep our wits about us long enough to reach the top and breathe?

Molly Priddy —

Jan 31, 2017

feelings rookie

mental health

health

Feelings Rookie: Accepting That Feelings Aren’t Failings

When the walls of my life seemed to be crumbling in on me from every angle, I knew someone would pay. That someone was usually me.

Molly Priddy —

Jan 17, 2017

affordable care act

lesbian health

health

Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA

“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history…

the team —

Jan 16, 2017

mental health

personal essay

first person

When Community Complicates Healthcare for Sex Workers

“It became a running joke between my partners and I, that I was both too stigmatized and too famous to get my needs met.”

Andre —

Jan 10, 2017