Essays About Mental Health

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Psychoterratica

A joyful moment with sweat on my brow, my blistered hands caked in thick dirt, interacting with the earth in a meaningful way.


White Supremacy Interlude

Some quiet thoughts in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and all that has followed.


Solitary Refinement

As the lockdown continues, I’ve been thinking about what things from this period of self-isolation I want to keep.


The Grief In Our Lungs

The world locks down, we are left with little choice but to sit alone with our pain. Some thoughts on grief.


You Don't Need To Make Art Today

Some thoughts from the first days of lockdown - should you be making art out of all this chaos? Don’t feel guilty if you can’t.


We're The Extras

I don’t know about you, but I feel insignificant in the face of extraordinary events.


Stormy Weather

A short comic about weathering my own personal storms this month.


A Kind of Aliveness I Live For

A crucial distinction for all artists - you don’t think in order to draw, you draw in order to think.


Endings

My life has a lot of endings in it right now. Some reflections on the passing of Kobe Bryant.


Hobbies

How I have denied myself a hobby for most of my life - until this summer.


I Don't Know How To Be Older Than This

How I lost my way and some advice for creative folk in their 30s.


The Sacred Stage

Are you feeling creatively blocked? You might be thinking about your ideas all wrong.


A Vague Haze of Malaise

I’ve been feeling depressed lately and I wonder if it’s connected to how much time I make for myself to create.