Healing 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...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 24, 20226 min read
"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...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Is 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...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 11, 20224 min read
Do 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...
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Sarah Z.
Mar 9, 20220 min read
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Sarah Z.
Feb 27, 20224 min read
How to Be a Girl 101: The Trip to Ulta
As 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...
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Feb 23, 20223 min read
10 Things That Stop Me From Being My Sexy, Powerful Self
On being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...
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Sarah Z.
Feb 22, 20221 min read
The Talk Part II: Thriving Through Menopause
As published on The SEAM, 2/22.22
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Sarah Z.
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Marriage; 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...
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Sarah Z.
Feb 4, 20221 min read
We Don't Need ANOTHER Diet
10 techniques for eating healthy in the New Year, from an Intuitive Eating Counselor (read the full article and explanation of Intuitive...
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Sarah Z.
Jan 28, 20225 min read
THERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb Events
Last week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...
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Sarah Z.
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Anyone 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...
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Sarah Z.
Dec 24, 20213 min read
It Just Takes One Person & Lessons From My Therapist
A 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...
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Sarah Z.
Dec 16, 20217 min read
The 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...
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Sarah Z.
Nov 5, 20213 min read
So, Sarah Z, When Can I Read Your Book???
I sent an email out to the 30 (THIRTY!!!!) friends and family members who read some or all of my book and helped me rework it and...
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Sarah Z.
Nov 3, 20214 min read
Hawaii is Really Pretty- Why Does No One Talk About That? ;)
So, last week, my Robb and I went to the big island of Hawai'i. We saw an active volcano, lush rainforests, deserts, waterfalls, ALL the...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Impatient Patient Gets a Wound Vac
I got a wound vac yesterday on the worst of my two gaping postop boob holes. It's a medical device that maintains constant suction...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Gallery of Grossness and Gaslighting
Last 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...
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Sarah Z.
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Tattoo Ideas for My Tits (And More Nightmarish Pics!)
Sorry/not sorry that all I can write about lately is my breasts. I'm now fifteen days post-op breast reduction and I have a raging wound...
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Aug 3, 20214 min read
If a "Boob Job" is an Augmentation, Than I'm Getting a "Boob Vacation"
Here's the weird thing about being the owner of a massive pair of tots: they're extremely uncomfortable, but everyone tells you you're...
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