You don’t have to know exactly what.
Pull up a chair. Browse awhile. You might find a new way of thinking about something, words for something you haven’t been able to name, or simply something that reminds you that being human is complicated, contradictory, and sometimes a little ridiculous.
See what speaks to you.
There isn’t one right place to begin. Start with whatever catches your attention today.
The thoughts, feelings, experiences, and contradictions we often keep to ourselves because saying them out loud can feel risky. Here, we make room to look at them with curiosity instead of shame.
More shelves will appear as this little library grows.
According to the internet, I have reached the age where I would no longer be killed in a horror movie. This sounds like good news. Unfortunately, I have not been promoted to Final Girl. I am now apparently the eccentric local woman standing beside a rural gas station warning a car full of attractive twenty-somethings…
Your brain really, really likes to know what happens next. Not because you’re controlling. Not because you’re bad at change. And not because you need to “be more resilient.” Your brain is constantly using what it knows to anticipate what might happen next. Most of the time, that’s incredibly useful. Until the answer is: We…
There are moments when something you already know suddenly becomes real. Today, I filled out a presenter profile for a conference. This should not have been a particularly significant event. I submitted the proposal months ago. It was accepted. I built the presentation. I created the handout. I’ve practiced it. Other people have seen it.…
Logged Out Wellness is a quiet corner for thoughtful ideas, useful information, complicated questions, and the occasional bit of sarcasm. If you’d like to know more about the person rearranging the shelves, you can start here.