Sharing emotions is so gross and embarrassing. I don’t want to feel weak or small. But I do. I feel vulnerable and desperate. I feel disgusting. If I write it in passive tense and maybe I can stomach the words on the page. If I am not the subject maybe it’s okay to say it.... Continue Reading →
My Fibroid Journey
My Fibroid Journey Let’s start with the very beginning. I have uterine issues, which I jokingly call “my affliction of the womb”. In February of 2021 my gynecologist propped me open with the medical jaws of life and forced a copper IUD through my cervix and into my uterus. It feels as violent as it... Continue Reading →
The Philosophy of Aarel 