Every Professional I’ve Ever Met Told Me Not to Share This

On my 39th birthday, I’m doing it anyway.

Aug 15 • Kate Speer

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I’m Sorry I Couldn’t Stay Earthside for the Joy, Too

A piece about trying to come home to myself the best way I know how—by talking to Waffle

Aug 9 • Kate Speer

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I Almost Admitted Myself to the Psych Ward This Week

and it was for the most unexpected discomfort

Aug 1 • Kate Speer

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July 2026

I Have Absolutely No Idea What I'm Doing

I left in search of a plan and, sure as heck, I still don't have one

Jul 25 • Kate Speer

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January 2026

Our best girl took her last breath

Our best girl took her last breath on the darkest day of the year.

Jan 5 • Kate Speer

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December 2025

Chapter 7: The Choice

His words were devastating, but they turned out to be a profound gift.

Dec 5, 2025 • Kate Speer

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November 2025

The Magic of Doing Less

New science about how taking things off your plate is often a hidden path to healing

Nov 28, 2025 • Kate Speer

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With Love and Wafflenugget | 6. The Unmentionables

The hard truth of our current (and very broken) mental healthcare system for people with serious mental illness

Nov 21, 2025 • Kate Speer

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Lab Notes: Decoding Your Feelings

A deep dive on the science behind emotions, feelings, and how they arise within us.

Nov 20, 2025 • Kate Speer

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With Love, and Wafflenugget | 5. Three p.m. or the Residential Ward, Forever.

A newly released chapter and how I learned that feelings and emotions are not, in fact, the same thing.

Nov 14, 2025 • Kate Speer

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Feelings aren't what you think. Or are they?

A deeper look at feelings (and thoughts, and emotions) and how they're all mixed up in our modern understanding

Nov 14, 2025 • Kate Speer

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6 Steps to Find Safety, When Things Get Tough

And how caring for yourself builds a future with deeper, collective care.

Nov 7, 2025 • Kate Speer

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