Author Archives: Austin Iris Gray

Autoimmune – A Moving Target

I have spent close to 6 figures on medical costs since I have been 18. Through all the testing and treatments, I still have no specific medical diagnosis. As I try to play whack-a-mole with my symptoms, they just continue to evolve. I have had “odd” medical issues as long as I can remember andContinueContinue reading “Autoimmune – A Moving Target”

JUMP

If there is anything I have learned in my 33 trips around the sun, it’s to trust my instincts and jump. This blog is no different. I was casually scrolling the socials with my coffee before getting ready to finish this amazing book I’m reading called “Make Change” by Shaun King when something said “WriteContinueContinue reading “JUMP”

This year Mother’s Day just hits a little different

My entire world has changed in the last three years, and in those last 3 years one of the many traumas I have had to deal with is coming to terms that I will not have children of my own. And no, this is not the infertility that you have when you haven’t got pregnantContinueContinue reading “This year Mother’s Day just hits a little different”

Quarantining with Netflix: 1,690 Minutes to Stream Yourself into Wokeness

First and foremost, I want to clarify my use of the term WOKE in this post. As billions of people all over the world “shelter in place” to curb the spread of a worldwide pandemic, a large population of us are home, streaming something online. Based on talking with co-workers, family and friends, looking throughContinueContinue reading “Quarantining with Netflix: 1,690 Minutes to Stream Yourself into Wokeness”

A Fight Worth Fighting: How I Turned Around a Bad Day

As someone who struggles with bipolar disorder and other invisible illnesses like a hormone imbalance and phantom autoimmune issues, some days are harder than others. This past week I had one of those bad mental health days, like the real bad ones. The following photographs are in sequential order over a 6 hour period.  ContinueContinue reading “A Fight Worth Fighting: How I Turned Around a Bad Day”

Being alone, this is new….

Yesterday I went to the Puyallup fair to volunteer at the #wguwashington education booth. I got free admission for volunteering so I decided that after my shift I was going to try and enjoy the fair by myself Being a traumatically new single person, I thought it would be a good test of my independence.ContinueContinue reading “Being alone, this is new….”