by KimBoo York | Jul 12, 2013 | Life and all That, Writing
Three years ago, I found myself progressively applying for graduate school, getting divorced, and in a “worst case scenario come true” twist, unexpectedly laid off. The ex and I are still friends, I’ve graduated with my Master’s, and I pulled...
by KimBoo York | Jul 9, 2013 | Life and all That, Writing
Recently I’ve been talking a lot with several friends and my brother David Abrams about issues relating to vulnerability, self-worth, and what Brene Brown called “whole hearted living.” It’s posed an interesting connection to my Enneagram* personality type, which is a...
by KimBoo York | Apr 6, 2013 | Life and all That
This isn’t a meandering, depressing essay about inadequacy, in case you were wondering. It’s more a surprised realization of how often I tend to sit idly by and wait for disaster to strike, and why. My adopted brother David and I were at dinner discussing something...
by KimBoo York | Mar 8, 2013 | Life and all That
In 2007 I saw the movie Hot Fuzz and proceeded to stumble, tumble, and otherwise crash into a slow-motion emotional breakdown that culminated in April of 2008 with a multi-day catastrophic withdrawal from life. Intensive therapy came later. FTR, Hot Fuzz is a comedy...
by KimBoo York | Mar 4, 2013 | Paleo/Primal Lifestyling, Life and all That
I wish this could be a humorous post about getting up in the morning on Monday and feeling grumpy and annoyed and brain dead, but no such luck for either of us. No, this is going to be a post about my body. I’ll start with the fact that there is a reason every...
by KimBoo York | Mar 1, 2013 | Life and all That
I am, honestly, a pretty lousy friend. Not on purpose, I assure you; I’m just not good at it naturally. I didn’t get the socialization I needed when I was young, among other things, and so friendship is something I have to consciously think about doing right (vs....
