On health
Writing about health, mental health, bodies, care, and living with what persists.
- Four Months Later
Four months after the heart attack described in Lucky, recovery had become a mix of rest, cardiac rehab, cautious work reentry, and a clearer understanding that exercise was no longer optional for feeling physically and emotionally well.
- Lucky
After landing in Frankfurt weak, dizzy, and sick, what first looked like dehydration turned out to be a heart attack. This 2017 essay traces the luck, timing, medical care, and gratitude of surviving a blocked primary artery.
- On Depression
A 2015 personal essay about living with depression as a persistent condition, the stigma around naming it, and the need to keep treatment and self-awareness active even when the world feels bright and manageable again.