I talk about the grief and food anxiety/stressors that played a big role in my week of Thanksgiving and the week after the holiday. I also go a little more in-depth about disordered eating than some might be comfortable with, so go in knowing that there might be a small section you might want to skip if that applies to you. I talk about grief, support systems coming in different packages than you typically expect, and generally just how I have been combatting depression. (Spoiler: I talk about A LOT of ANIMAL CROSSING in relation to managing depression!) I talk about getting back to skateboarding, using the vertical climber, and how I need to incorporate yoga and meditation back into my weekly routines. I also share the latest piece of writing I’ve worked on. Lots of range in this episode.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This week, I ramble about how the introductory writer group meeting went, what I’m reading, and how I’m feeling as Thanksgiving approaches and how I’m feeling in relation to surgery recovery, which includes depression, anxiety, disordered eating related feelings, and all those lovely hard topics I like to talk about. I talk about how my fourth social  in person event went (not counting doctor visits!). I also talk about physical activity and what I’ve felt up for lately, and how I’m making a list of indoor activities for the colder, wetter months ahead to combat depression and anxiety. I also give an update about the new writing project I’ve been working on since July or August.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This one is about grieving my grandma, being frustrated about the pandemic and how it’s wearing me down especially concerning socializing and trying to find a balance between being safe and seeing people, and gluten-free holidays and how that’s feeling tiresome, and how the holidays will have another empty seat.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This week, I talk about My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman, how much I enjoyed the book, and how it made me feel in relation to my own grief. I also talk about some similarities between grief and recovery, winter depression setting in, suicidal thoughts creeping back into my brain, and I share a piece of writing I’ve done recently.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

I say a little more about my time in surgery recovery time. I also give some updates around dealing with Halloween. I talk about my frustrations with not being able to help people I love with their grief, and what I’m trying to do in order to help. I talk about my silly website updates and how I’m feeling more and more committed to the podcast.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This episode is all about what happened that second week I was away from recording. This one covers some feelings I have had about getting older, why I loosely followed the Gabby Petito case, learning more about a potential gluten issue, what recovery was like during the first two weeks post-surgery and how my own surgery recovery process brought up a lot of new and unexpected feelings about Mom and her last few months alive and her death.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This episode is all about what happened that first week I was away from recording. Spoiler: it has to be do with my grandma. This one is heavy on the grieve, the pandemic, and a little glimpse into the procedure aftermath.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

If you want a link to all my links: drum.io/cassieprmkhtr

This episode is all about my love for my group of friends I run a Dungeons and Dragons game for, how I approach the role of game master, and why the creative process behind the way our game works has been a great lighthouse guiding me through the pandemic.

Also, I mention Griffin McElroy, most well-known for eating a banana weird on the internet, being the youngest brother, and 30-under-30 media luminary, on My Brother, My Brother, and Me and The Adventure Zone. He is part of the McElroy Family, and they are, in their own words, the first family of podcasting. Check out their stuff at mcelroy.family (https://www.themcelroy.family/).

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

This week I keep it light. I just talk about Spider-Man and why I love that character so much. I probably get emotional, and it’s probably tied to heavy topics, but Spider-Man is something that brings me a lot of joy. I spend this episode talking about him and various iterations of him that were pivotal in my life and my affinity for him.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)

I share some creative writing I’ve done lately, and I let a little information about a surprise out of the bag unusually early. Also!! I mention suicide a little jarringly in one of the poems I share. So, be prepared.

As always, I swear and talk about a lot of heavy stuff; you've been warned.

I haven’t made time to participate in the Reedsy Prompts challenges lately, but I’m still including the link to that and my Twitter.

Reedsy Prompts Profile: Here (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/cassie-poormokhtar/)

Twitter: @cassieprmkhtr (https://twitter.com/cassieprmkhtr)