Tag: mental health

• The Doctor Will See You Now

  Oh, it’s my favorite patient! How are you? Oh yes, yes, of course. Let me just take a look at your chart — see what we’re working with. Well, look at this! Your heart is beating! My goodness, that’s wonderful. It’s beating more than once per second! Just think of all that blood, pumping through…

  ashleyne seitz

  July 17, 2026

  General Musings

  anxiety, creative writing, emotions, feelings, mental health, writing

• Pizza in the Costco Parking Lot

  As a New Yorker transplanted to the Midwest, I can tell you there are many differences between where I grew up and where I live now. Over the years, I’ve adjusted to most of those differences, but occasionally one still sneaks up on me. The most recent? Sliced pizza.  I was having a particularly difficult…

  ashleyne seitz

  July 10, 2026

  General Musings

  enjoying life, growth, mental health, pizza, unexpected adventures

• Writing Is Supposed to Be Fun

  I’ve been super into fanfiction lately. If you know me well, you know that I tend to fall down rabbit holes of content consumption. One week, I’ll be watching all of Emily Blunt’s movies and interviews and spouting off fun facts about her like we’re friends (which is often when my actual friends reconsider spending…

  ashleyne seitz

  June 12, 2026

  General Musings

  authors, fanfiction, fiction, hobbies, inspiration, mental health, work life balance, writing

• Winter Takes Willpower

  I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s winter. Okay, maybe it’s not winter where you are, but it’s winter here in Indiana, and it’s been rougher than wearing nothing but burlap boxers while you ride a bronco. Too much? I think not. Because winter takes willpower, and willpower is hard to come by. According…

  ashleyne seitz

  December 13, 2024

  General Musings

  decisions, depression, emotions, health, mental health, stress, weather, willpower, winter

• How Much Do You Love Me?

  How much do you love me? Every day, I ask this question—I think we all do. We want to know. How much am I loved? How big and how high is the love that my people feel for me? And the answer can’t be just words. It’s not enough to say, “To the moon and…

  ashleyne seitz

  December 6, 2024

  General Musings

  change, community, emotions, family, friends, love, mental health, relationships

• The Myth of Improvement

  I’M STILL MENTALLY ILL I realized this week that it’s been a while since I wrote about mental illness. So long, actually, that you might have found yourself wondering: “Is Ashleyne still mentally ill?” Why, yes, in fact! I am still mentally ill. And it’s looking like that will be true for the rest of…

  ashleyne seitz

  August 9, 2024

  General Musings

  anxiety, change, community, depression, growth, history, mental health, mental illness, society