Where I’ve Been Lately I haven’t been able to write for months. Not because I didn’t have thoughts, but because the effort it took to turn them into sentences felt like more than I had. Every time I tried to sit down and write, my brain felt foggy and heavy. I would lay in bed at night, wide awake with so much running through my mind, but the thought of trying to string it all together just felt impossible. I kept telling myself I’d come back to it when things settled down, but they didn’t....

Today marks two years of being sober. Two whole years without alcohol. Some days it feels like forever. Other days, like I just started....

If you are triggered by suicide or the mention of gunshots, please read with caution. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is...