In today’s guest post, Liz’s amazing mixture of compassionate warmth and dry, biting snark when talking about living through the beginning of the pandemic is exactly what everyone needs right now.
Article on Medium: Why Does Everything Feel So Hard Right Now If I’m Fine
Soon after the beginning of the pandemic, I found that if I didn’t work hard to use my systems and tools meant to support my mental health, my functionality would quickly deteriorate. I frequently felt like I wasn’t okay and also that I had no business feeling that way.
Good People: Race, Not Racism, Is the Social Construct
Thanks to guest writer Thandiwe I have an excellent resource to point to anytime I run into someone claiming that racism is a social construct. She’s going to break it down for all of us.
Patreon Bonus Content: Comedic Essay
A comedic essay entitled “Five Million Reasons Why I Should be the Ruler of the Universe and then Some” that I wrote in highschool…(Read the rest on Patreon)
Coping with Covid: Learning to Find Comfort Amidst the Unknown
But what do you say to your community when you’re scared, don’t know what to do, and you still want to offer them some kind of comfort?
How Physicians Can Be Better Mental Health Resources
Physicians can have a major impact on how we treat, understand, and confront our mental health. But, I’d like to offer that we, the patients, have much to teach physicians about approaching mental health care.
Patreon Bonus Content: Brainstorming Future Merch Designs
I’m working on making some merch to sell on Yopp and I realized I really needed a series of t-shirts/pins/etc with all the different social justice classes on it: I’m a Social Justice Mage…(Read the rest on Patreon)
A Letter to My Local Government Regarding Covid19
I have written a letter to send to my local government representatives that outlines what I believe should be top priority concerns for our government to address regarding Covid19 on both a state and federal level.
Article on Medium: When the Heck are Women Going to Get a Shot at the Presidency
On Thursday, I received the news that Elizabeth Warren was ending her campaign for president. I had intended to write an article about why Warren had my vote, but I never got to write it and I never got to vote for her. I had a lot of grief and anger around the circumstances of her campaign ending. So I wrote an article on Medium about that instead.
Patreon Bonus Content: Inside Designing Yopp’s Logo
While we ended up hiring a professional to make the final design, I created the first drafts of what eventually turned into Yopp’s current logo… (Read the rest on Patreon)