The Shrieking Cactus
Joy V. \ud83c\udf35A newsletter for adult children of parents with mental illness, by health journalist Joy Victory.
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Reminder: It's *also* National Cactus Day
I loved this sticker so much I put it on my car bumper. Available on Etsy.
Hi cacti,
No matter how you feel about Mother’s Day 2026, you can rest a littler easier in the knowledge that this year it happens to fall on National Cactus Day....
Pearl milkweed vine and the call of the canyon wren
Hi cacti,
My mother is currently in a nursing home, and not doing great physically. I’ve been able to visit her a few times now, and I plan to go again this weekend (she lives four hours away).
Perhaps because she is on a strict medicati...
Why I longed for a mother with borderline personality disorder (or any diagnosis)
Photo by Zach Kessinger on Unsplash
Eleven years ago, on the day before Christmas Eve, I found my mother in her bedroom closet, holding a bottle of sleeping pills. Considering we had just gotten into an argument, and considering her past h...
Ranching, then restructured
Dreaming of a shadow life as a rancher. Somewhere near London, TX.
Hi cacti,
A quick update, plus a slew of fun photos.
Last week, the corporate powers-that-be made it official: My entire department is out of work. As part of this, our...
I may be getting laid off. Or not. Who knows. It's maddening either way.
Photo credit: me
Hi cacti,
In early February, the corporation1 I work for announced they were planning to layoff 700 people over the next few months. Because of how cautious they wanted to be (eyeroll), they needed time to decide which...
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I write for an about adult children of parents with mental illness. \ud83c\udf35 My spirit plant is the prickly pear. ATX-based health editor, mom, nature lover.
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