Archive - This Might Get Weird

Butt Worms and Birthdays

Aero said he had a headache or a “mini migraine” while I was getting him to bed last week.

Jul 21 •

June 2025

Full Body Chills: A Strange, True Story About Panic, Parts Work, and Applying to Grad School

Two days ago, I was on the phone with a friend, telling her about Somatic Parts Work.

Jun 27 •

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The First Time I Was Told to Shrink

Content warning: eating disorder, intrusive and suicidal thoughts

Jun 26 •

A Toad Died, We Ate S’mores, and We Made It to the Big Mama Lake

Part camping trip, part nervous system experiment, part single mom pilgrimage with my two kids and my parents in their yellow van.

Jun 17 •

May 2025

Unfucking the Dental Industrial Complex

Episode 2 of my dental saga, in which I get a second opinion, feel mildly vindicated, and slightly less paranoid about modern dentistry

May 25 •

I Tried to Have a Meet Cute and All I Got Was a Dick Pic.

I tried to orchestrate a meet cute last Friday and ended up crying in my car and getting a dick pic from a Craigslist stranger.

May 16 •

“My Husband Wasn’t On Board” — and Other Things We Say When the Truth Is Complicated

Last week I met a pregnant women out in the community and she said the same thing I have heard countless times.

May 14 •

Fucking with the Dental Industrial Complex

I just went to the dentist.

May 9 •

WTF Is Margo Doing Here

Hi — I’m Margo.

May 8 •

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