Hey folks, As many of you know, I’m a guest blogger at the Against the Wind Blog, run by the Dick Beardsley Foundation and in support of the Virtual 5k Race the Foundation puts on every year. This is my latest post. You can read it at their website directly, or here: I wish I…
Category Archives: Panic and Anxiety
Sleep apnea and willpower; why I won’t be making big lifestyle changes for a few months
One two three four tell me that you love me more sleepless, long nights that is what my youth was for Those are the first few lines to one of my favorite songs, and sadly apropos this evening/morning. I’m writing this at 4am. An Amazon Fresh driver woke my husband up first, and then me….
Kale chips are making me fat
In the last 7 weeks I’ve gained 7 pounds. Yes, we can do the math, but let’s just say it out loud, shall we? That’s A POUND A WEEK. Every time I step on the scale I wonder what the heck is going on. Since we moved to Seattle I’ve definitely been eating more junk…
Almonds and anxiety?
After years of not liking almonds, a couple years ago I finally started trying to integrate them into my diet. I began finding that I liked the taste, and it was easy to grind them up and add them to all kinds of things. I don’t like walnuts (besides the taste, they make me feel…
Dairy products and panic attacks
I’ve mentioned before that I have panic attacks and anxiety, but I haven’t talked about what that means, or what it has to do with food. I’ve struggled with anxiety issues since high school. After a car accident in 1991, I started having what, at the time, felt like the worst possible attacks of anxiety…
Snowpocolypse appears to be melting
I haven’t written in days, I’ve been too busy coping with the snow that fell on Seattle in a great white blanket of agony. Oh right, you like the snow? Yeah I know, a lot of people do. Maybe agony is too strong a word, but unfortunately for me, snow is an anxiety trigger. I’m…
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