This is an unconventional post on my end. It honestly feels too personal to talk about, but my goodness, the morning sickness of this pregnancy has left me in shambles, as per usual. This isn't my…

NEWSFLASH: RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin. I’ve had crippling anxiety since I was 17. I know the age because I can remember the first anxiety-fueled…

This post is part 2 of 3. Part 1 is here , and part 3 is coming later. Pneumonia Upon our return from Tokyo the first week of May, I started to resume daily errands and chores, expecting that my…

More of a fun run. Better than two days ago with the massage gun to help with the warmup. Cooler weather and didn't wait too late before I depleted my energy stores. Stat Value Distance 7.62 km…

Lots of arms and back today and while it wasn’t my strongest showing, I felt strong. Those back extensions got my in the glutes, though. Unknown location (probably inside)

Since the last 2 months I had to change my environment in which I used to do my long hours of deep work. One of the things that was part of the change was a standing desk. Actually it was not a desk…

I had an abandonment crisis today. During these crises, I panic irrationally about the possibility, or the reality, that someone might leave me. It feels like being a terrified child, unable for a…

It's been almost two years since my diagnosis and nearly six months since I've last written about it. Time has passed, unnoticeably, yet I still ask myself: who are you now, after all this? For two…

From “Changes in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Finances, Operations, and Quality of Care After Using Management Consultants,” published in JAMA: Nonprofit hospitals in the US (n = 2343)…

This book isn't out yet, but will be later this week! I received a digital ARC for it (thanks!). This is a memoir-style essay collection about the intersection between disability and nature. It's a…

This is the story of how and why I decided to pursue a muscular physique as a woman in my thirties. Most of it was sort of unplanned, but the start of it all has a very common reason: back pain.…

What you feed yourself with, will eventually become a pattern of habits. Our body doesn’t know the difference between good and bad, when it leads in a wrong direction and things get out of control.…

Theories and experiments to deal with being a twitchy grump.

Another year, another Current—another 5k run/walk for anyone who’d like to join! Did I mostly copy-and-paste this from last year’s post? You bet I did!

May is mental health awareness month, and as it happens, horses can contribute to our mental health. Equine assisted therapy is a thing, and Horses for Mental Health is a fundraising campaign to…

Folkstone 200 (Friday) Folkstone 200 (Monday) Book-ended the weekend with a 200 k ride on Friday and Monday. I wanted to get these in early for the two concurrent RRtY series I’m completing.…

Static training plans break when life happens. N+One is a conversational AI coach that adapts to readiness, constraints, and goals in real time to make elite coaching principles accessible to every…

By David Tuller, DrPH *This is a crowdfunding month at UC Berkeley. If you’d like to support my work, the link is here. ********** “Frail and Furious” on May 12th Each year on May…

Week 16 is over. It's six days to Quad Rock. 10 hours, 11 minutes all training 18 miles running 2,385 ft D+ running I did a small set of hard running intervals, some steady running, and one last…

I’ve been diving deeper into taijiquan and re-reading the classics. It’s been so long I’ve forgotten most of what I read. One reason being I’m coming at them from a…

In this article, we will explore more broadly what the RAADS–R measures, what it consists of, how to take the test, and how to interpret your score. Why people take the RAADS–R Many autistic adults…

I was quite young when I realized my “mind’s eye” is blind. Unlike the majority of people who can “see” stuff in their head, I do not. When I try to close my eyes and…

Seven years in, the math on a $1,145 refurb Bike is better than you'd think

Five years on the Bike+ and 1,100+ rides, and the refurb Original Bike at $1,145 is the best deal Peloton sells

I grew up sad. I was a sad, depressed kid. There was no one to teach me how to snap out of it and how to redirect my thoughts or how to not let it run on a loop in my head and how to not…

The embellishment of memories is a widespread phenomenon. Sometimes, the distortion of memory goes beyond embellishment and becomes fabrication: false memories are common, and they can be easily…

What is this? My monthly look back on my running. Reflection helps me with the now, the next and the further future. It's all good. Previous run note: March 2026 April summary 30 days: 21 days…

Here is an example of artwork I’ve created since I was diagnosed with ‘mental illness’ after my husband took his own life in 2014. It’ s called ‘Spring Fields’ and it is an acrylic painting using…

Subscribe to Trend Following Radio on iTunes My guest today is Ross Greene. He is a clinical child psychologist. Greene’s research has been extensively published in academic journals and he and…

We different humans have different abilities . . . Zoeglossia is a literary organization seeking to pioneer a new, inclusive space for poets with disabilities. Launched in 2017, Zoeglossia is the…

For years, I avoided weighing myself. I thought it would make me obsess more. So I didn’t do it. But here’s the irony: I was obsessing constantly anyway. Every time my clothes felt tight, every time…

It’s been two years since I started tracking my Long Covid with the Visible app, and a year since I last sat down with the data here on the blog. This post is a follow-up — same data, but now…

I spent a lot of time outside in April. The first two weekends I did long bike rides: from Brooklyn to Tarrytown along the Old Croton Aqueduct trail , and out to Rockaway Beach via the Marine Parkway…

After over a month of waiting for the voucher to appear in my email I finally have my new bike. I took it out for a test ride on Friday and ended up going all the way to the nearest town in a 15.5 KM…

Tired run. Toe is still prickly. Stat Value Distance 5.55 km Duration 30:02 Pace 5:25 /km Elevation Gain 41 m Heart Rate Zones --- config: themeVariables: xyChart: plotColorPalette:…

Since this is a personal post that mentions health issues, I've decided to exclude it from showing up on the Bear Discovery feed. As I mentioned in my last post, I haven't felt like blogging lately.…

After Sunday beers with friends, I had time to fit in a 6400m row in 27min, setting it at 8/10 on the Concept2. Listening to good music made it easier to get in a groove. My finger pads are hurting…

I’ve run 13.1 miles countless times. I’ve done it in fun runs, training runs and as part of longer races like marathons and ultras. But as I get older, I’m growing to love the half…

Yesterday was a bit of a blur. I remember starting a blog post to write about the weather but it quickly went in a whole different direction about waking up tired . Needless to say, I’m not quite as…

This guy on discord showed the server a wilderness video and extreme sport mash-up you'd usually find on smoking ads through the screen of a gym TV, mentioning how awesome it suddenly looked after…

TL;DR: I thought there was. There isn’t, unless there’s a tailwind. In vertical rain, faster is always drier. Motivation Link to heading I was cycling home yesterday in heavy rain and…

a paper from Brodeur et al. (2026) has been making the rounds the past few days. 1 the framing it’s traveling with is “OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 78.3% of cases in NEJM clinicopathologic…

You sit down at your desk. Training is planned. And then your brain starts negotiating. “I’m not really feeling it today. Maybe I should just watch an opening video instead. Or take it…

Part of the Challenging the culture of diagnosis & disorder! collection Online event Monday 22 June • 11 – 12:30 GMT+1 Overview A wonderful introduction to IFS; a trauma-informed,…

Life has a way of testing us when we least expect it, which is why we all need mental resilience strategies. A sudden job loss, a difficult relationship, an unexpected health issue, or simply the…

2026 marked the inaugural Brendan's Running Club Half-Marathon which started and ended at Naas GAA. This was my first time in that part of Naas and they do have a nice set of grounds here. Every time…

I wanted to fix my sleep and morning routine, which had been inconsistent for a while, and my Dog's routine was the perfect one to go after. Snoopy wakes up at 4AM, gets her morning light, plays,…

If you go to my profile on Mastodon , you'll see one of my hashtags: #ActuallyOCD, but I don't think that's something I've ever really elaborated on. I also feel like it's generally pretty…

After racking up *thousands* of road miles on a hybrid bicycle I decided to finally get a bike more fit for that purpose.

I decided today was the day to share my mental health issues with a family member. It was hard but they responded in a positive manner. I hope it was the right thing to do though and they support me…