Lisa Marie Blair

Essays from a compulsive writer and professional overthinker. She/They

  • How the Body Holds

    How the Body Holds

    Lately, the hurt lives more in my body than my mind. I suffer through sleepless nights in a row, writhing with headaches that resist every remedy. More mornings than not I wake with a stiff neck and a clenched jaw. My back insists it needs stretching and cracking, but nothing softens the knots over my spine. I walk through my days with shoulders rounding under the weight of grief, loss, and regret. My pulse races and skips. My body rides a rollercoaster of lethargy and hypervigilance.

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  • An Inventory of Pain

    An Inventory of Pain

    A personal inventory of pain I’m carrying right now—physical, emotional, spiritual—and a few things that help. Maybe it’ll help you name yours too.