Category: Health
An Omicron Retrospective: Democratic Trifectas and Statewide Mask Mandates
As of February 17, 2022, only a few remaining states still have mask mandates in any form. The Omicron variant is waning, the public is exhausted, and state governments were anxious to return to some semblance of normal post-pandemic life. ...
5 Things No One Told Me About Having Anorexia
Pause for a second, close your eyes, and conjure up an image of someone with anorexia. What do they look like? If you’re like most people, they’re probably female with a waist you could cold hold in a single fist, ...
The Winter Blues is Real. Here Are 5 Ways to Make It Less Awful.
You know, winter has the potential to be a truly fantastic season. It’s front-loaded with some awesome holidays, invites in the best of all fashion trends (layering), and serves up scrumptious seasonal recipes (I’m looking at you, butternut squash soup). ...
Life With Depression: Why There’s Laundry All Over My Floor
Photo credit: Good Housekeeping A small disagreement recently stirred the placid tides of The Postrider HQ. Believe it or not, it wasn’t about the site. Nor was it about a dispute over photo captioning conventions or who ate whose lunch ...
This is What it Means to Live With High-Functioning Depression
My manager called me into his office the other day to “talk about my future” at the company I’ve been contracting at for about 6 months. That future, as it turns out, is rather bright. My manager intends to hire ...