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Sarah Z.
Feb 25 min read
The Ant and the Cookie
Radical kindness + take care of your own heart + keep perspective on where we are in history.
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Sarah Z.
Nov 20, 20244 min read
But We All Know This Is Bad, Right, Loves? LOVES?
We had an option and we chose this. Bruised all over inside, soggy around the edges. I am grieving.
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Sarah Z.
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Why Do I Only Cry at the Happy Bits?
In marriage counseling, we've been doing Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy - which is basically identifying your triggers- where you...
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Sarah Z.
Aug 10, 20243 min read
Committed Felony, Fell in Hole: How My Girls Night Out Went
I'm trying to make friends in our new home (3.5 years new) and it's haarrrrdddd. I'm only mildly social and pretty busy with kids, pets,...
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Sarah Z.
Jun 6, 20243 min read
PRIDE is the Best Parts of Church
Every time I go to a Pride event, I leave feeling amazing. The radical love and acceptance is so vivid, I can taste it in the air. It's a...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 18, 20247 min read
Where Do I Start? EMDR Therapy
I haven't been writing because I don't know how to begin to share what I've been going through. Also, I'm hesitant because I'm not sure...
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Sarah Z.
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Be a Jerk For Your Kid
That's what the therapist for my ten year-old told me tonight, when I was hemming and hawing over whether it was too much for me to ask...
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Sarah Z.
Jan 26, 20244 min read
Movie Review: Poor Things
Alright, so let me start by saying that this movie is strange and arty and will be taught in film school going forward. I am certain it's...
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Sarah Z.
Jan 25, 20242 min read
Forever Debating That Glass of Wine
I woke up with a headache and the feeling that leaving my bed today would be ambitious. It could be from the pressure changes; it’s...
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Sarah Z.
Oct 18, 20234 min read
Mansion/Apartment/Shack/House
Remember playing the M.A.S.H. game as kids? It very accurately predicted life as an adult: who you would marry, where you would live, ...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 22, 20233 min read
Costco-Related Anxiety Problem
Before you ask me why we go to Costco if it gives me such anxiety spasms, just know that 1) we live in the suburbs and have a pantry, 2)...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Is She a Good Mom?
Can she live up to what we all need her to be? GOOD MOM has big shoes to fill, but she must take tiny, quiet steps. Does she know what...
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Sarah Z.
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Sex is Funner After Forty
I've been hearing that magical shift that happens after forty for decades. I had friends who swore once they turned forty, they stopped...
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Sarah Z.
Apr 27, 20233 min read
And Suddenly (after 25 years of therapy) I Feel Calm Inside My Head
I'm worried that this will all sound trite on paper, but it feels big and light in my chest, so I'm going to try to express it the best I...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Sheepishly I Share That I'm Trying Not to Drink Right Now...
Alternate title: It's Probably Just Me and I Don't Want You To Worry About Me (But Please Worry About Me) I can't tell you how many...
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Sarah Z.
Dec 9, 20223 min read
Marriage Therapy Part Deux- The Parenting
So, remember when we started therapy with an older, wisened therapist who seemed kind of quirky? We met with him again this week, and I...
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Sarah Z.
Nov 27, 20225 min read
Parenting: The Power and the Pain
My heart hurts all the time, and I'm told that's normal when you're a parent. I worry, I fear, I struggle, I put everything I have into...
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Sarah Z.
Oct 11, 20224 min read
So I Guess I'm a Burlesque Dancer Now?
I now have video proof of what I look like when dancing topless. It's not great. "Oh, God, that's me?!" BUT I'm trying REALLY hard to see...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 25, 20223 min read
Sleeping It Off
I'm sitting on a hotel bed, surrounded by leftover containers and coffee mugs. The continental breakfast included miso soup and kimchi...
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