There’s a lot going on, and my energy’s been scattered. I haven’t been phoning it in (when I switch my attention to this space, I’m fully...

I’ve been doing this work, in this space, for six months – which is not anything like a long time. But I’ve been pretty immersed,...

Confession: to the extent I have a plan, I’d intended to write this month’s official “A Word from Jess” post on self-love. Y’know, a...

"I didn't wander into motherhood or nonmotherhood unconsciously, recklessly. I gave it due consideration." Stumbled on this quote from...

This is imperfect, and incomplete. I’m new, as activist, as feminist. New in my anti-racism self-education, self-evaluation, expressions,...

We say it all the time in this work: I see you. What we don’t say: being seen can be scary. Terrifying, even. But when we choose the...

Most of the time I find images or textures to underscore some element of a message I want to communicate; today, I searched for a visual...

Feeling all kinds of unsettled this morning. Yesterday was uneventful and reassuring. Spoke with a few long-distance loved ones; spent...

I woke to an Instagram post that read: “Self-Care Is How You Take Your Power Back.” No. NononoNONONO. This misses the point. Not because...

[This is a rare time when I feel I hit "publish" too quickly. Besides a bit of formatting glitchiness, something I usually check before...

“That I was a child, with a body…” This line from my story is echoing today, the source of so many things dysmorphic, disordered,...

Because I haven’t given Insomnia an open invitation already… this time, the 2 am internal debate had me exploring the boundaries of my...

At some point early in the whirlwind of last week, I stopped to think about aesthetics. In fact, they almost kept me from moving forward....

One of the most powerful things to emerge from this week’s events has been watching countless others like me telling their stories,...

I spent a lot of time yesterday ruminating on affirmative acts of trust. (Side note: is it just me, or does the tagline “Built Ford...

In the words of Kyle Broflovski: "Holy shit, dude." (The series or South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut… take your pick. Those who know me...