Sarah Z.May 124 minMarry, Boff, or Kill My Husband Do you remember the 'Marry/Boff/Kill' game? You list three celebrities or historical figures and figure out who would be most pleasant to...
Sarah Z.May 12 minSarah Z Says Take Off Your Shirt and Send That Freaking Email At forty-one and hovering at my heaviest, I took my shirt off in an exercise class for the first time the other day. I think I'd always...
Sarah Z.Apr 43 minHealing Is Wet! On Learning to Cry.I spent most of my life NOT crying, because I so badly did not to be the sad kid. After having a sister born with Down Syndrome who was...
Sarah Z.Mar 246 min"You Look Melancholy and Tense," Said My Therapist (but That's Just My Face). My History of Mental Illness and Health. This was a while back. My hair isn't blue and white anymore, but that tight, defensive look on...
Sarah Z.Mar 143 minIs It Easier For You to Love Than Be Loved? Yeah, Same.As I learn more about authenticity and vulnerability I realize how good I am at reflecting other people's sunshine back onto them and...
Sarah Z.Mar 104 minDo Our Brains Need Us to Be Nice To Ourselves to Thrive? Can I Fix That in Mine?!I recently completed an 8 week writing seminar where they send you a daily prompt and set you up with a partner (that rotates weekly) and...
Sarah Z.Feb 274 minHow to Be a Girl 101: The Trip to UltaAs I walked out of the house, I hollered, "K, bye, going to Sephora to get all my fancy lady supplies" and my husband called back, "I...
info9013468Feb 223 min10 Things That Stop Me From Being My Sexy, Powerful SelfOn being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...
Sarah Z.Feb 153 minMarriage; Does Half Plus Half Make Whole? Spoiler alert: No. I was recently interviewing a sex therapist out of Los Angeles for an article I'm writing. I like to drop this into...
Sarah Z.Feb 41 minWe Don't Need ANOTHER Diet10 techniques for eating healthy in the New Year, from an Intuitive Eating Counselor (read the full article and explanation of Intuitive...
Sarah Z.Jan 285 minTHERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb EventsLast week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...
Sarah Z.Jan 71 minAnyone Doing Dry January? Dry 2022? Dry Life?Between my 39th and 40th birthdays, I abstained from alcohol. I realized how much I’d been using it to try to dull anxiety in charged...
Sarah Z.Dec 24, 20213 minIt Just Takes One Person & Lessons From My TherapistA few weeks ago I did a virtual visit with a new PCP so that I could get a refill on my Zoloft. I've been taking the same dose for years...
Sarah Z.Dec 16, 20217 minThe Proust Questionnaire (As Seen in Vanity Fair)A while back, I did a "40-Over-40" boudoir photo shoot. I didn't get very neked for it, because I'm a raging prude, but I did feel...
Sarah Z.Dec 10, 20214 minDear New Therapist in My Phone Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but…that's why we're here. First of all, I’ve been searching for a new therapist in fits and...
Sarah Z.Dec 2, 20213 minLet “Civilized” Shit GoLast night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...
Sarah Z.Oct 6, 20210 minHere's What You Need to Know About Having an Ovarian Cyst Removed, by Sarah Zimmerman for The Seam
Sarah Z.Sep 22, 20210 minThe Weight and Cost of Heavy Breasts: A Starter Guide to Breast Reduction Surgery
Sarah Z.Sep 22, 20214 minExcerpt from My Book! (It's About Running and Pie)On her way home that afternoon, Johanna stopped to get running shoes at an athletic store. She had never been a runner and still loathed...
Sarah Z.Sep 21, 20214 minGallery of Grossness and GaslightingLast Friday I went to a General Surgeon at a wound care clinic. It was something I insisted on, even though the plastic surgeon who did...