Marie’s Blog
How Should I Live? Questions That Refuse to Be Neatly Answered
You don’t owe kindness, connection, or performance—but you can choose what kind of reality you want to inhabit. These aren’t moral obligations. They’re existential choices.
This Was Not a Choice: Naming the Truth About My Body
I didn’t become this size on purpose. My body is the result of compulsion, emotional neglect, and survival—not a symbol, not a statement, and not a failure to love myself.
Grounding Myself with Steve Martin’s Humanity
Years ago, imagining Steve Martin pooping helped me feel less alone in my existential spirals. Watching his recent documentary brought it full circle—and reminded me of the comfort in shared humanness.
When a Realization Finally Lands: How to Talk About What’s Changed
This isn’t about sharing new information—it’s about letting your friends know something finally settled inside you. Here’s how to explain the shift without over-explaining.
Waking Up After the Realization: Gentle Reminders for an Altered Reality
After a major existential shift, it’s normal to feel disoriented. Here’s a grounding recap of what changed, why it matters, and how to navigate today with softness.
The Biggest Shift Has Already Happened: What Comes After Existential Clarity
Realizing your suffering had a structure all along is a massive psychological shift. Now that the fog is clearing, the work becomes living with that awareness—and learning how to carry it forward.
Reclaiming Space in My Body After a Lifetime of Folding In
For most of my life, my body felt heavy, like it was collapsing inward. But recently, stretching and opening up have helped me feel more three-dimensional—more alive—in ways I never expected.
Flight of the Navigator as a Metaphor for the Mind
Beneath its sci-fi adventure, Flight of the Navigator reveals a layered metaphor about identity, memory, and emotional integration after disorientation or trauma.
Watching Vice Principals With Eyes Open: Humor, Harm, and Racial Blind Spots
Vice Principals is sharply written and deeply uncomfortable—but not always in the way satire should be. It flirts with critique but often lets harmful dynamics slide under the guise of edgy comedy.
What Humanism Offers When Religion No Longer Fits
Humanism isn’t a cold replacement for faith—it’s a grounded, compassionate framework that invites you to build meaning, ethics, and connection from your own humanity.