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Doing What You Love Is Hard: Advice from So Sad Today
It may seem that others are achieving “liberation” through following their passions, but what you might not see is the hard work behind it.
From No Self-Esteem to Low Self-Esteem: Advice from So Sad Today
I’ve found that the less pressure I place on myself to love myself—at least the way the self-care industrial complex peddles that concept—the better I feel.
It Sucks That Fantasy Isn’t Reality: Advice from So Sad Today
With a stranger, there are so many empty spaces we get to fill with our imagination, but as we get to know a person better, there are less blanks.
The Year of Saying No: Advice from So Sad Today
From August 2018 to August 2019, I am only saying yes to requests out of a creative interest, a financial need, or a genuine desire to be of service based on love and friendship.
Sometimes It Sucks to Be Who We Are: Advice from So Sad Today
If you don't think you're going to be comfortable with a polyamorous relationship, you probably won't.
We Know Nothing and It’s Good: Advice from So Sad Today
Maybe death is not twisted and horrifying? What if it’s a full-time orgasmic bliss suspended in light?
A Hard Feeling Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong: Advice from So Sad Today
The act of mourning is a very natural part of an ending—and sadness can be present even when an ending is totally right.
Our Insides Are Itchy: Advice from So Sad Today
So Sad Today is back and here to answer all your deepest questions.
Six Reasons Why I Didn’t Say 'Stop' Even Though the Sex Was Bad
There was no clear power imbalance, and in many of these encounters I was totally sober. Yet I still wasn’t able to, or was afraid to, access my voice.
'I Thought Depression Was a White People Disease': a Conversation with Depressed While Black
The creator of the #DepressedWhileBlack Twitter account on the specific challenges she faces at the intersection of depression and blackness.