As the creator of My Sudden Sight, I – Alex Carter – have written primarily about my own experiences with chronic illness. But it was never my intention to share only my story. There are so many amazing people out there living their own incredible stories and helping to make modern wellness practices the best they can be. I am pleased to introduce a new monthly segment to the blog that features the story of someone who fits this profile. I’m calling them “FIPs” – formidably impressive persons! Over the summer, I  ...

PLEASE NOTE: This post differs from the others in this series. It is stream of conscious and intended as insight into what if feels like to deal with chronic depression. I do not claim this to be everyone’s experiences with depressive grief. Nor do I claim to know how everyone can best deal with any form of grief, especially depression. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for any mental illness or emotional difficulty. In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, please know that if you are currently experiencing depression for any  ...

Depth Perception premiered at the Atlanta Fringe Festival June 7-10, 2018, winning the Audience Choice Award for ensemble show. CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing cast and crew!

Presented at the Critical Juncture 2017: The Role of Art at the Art@Work Program by Alexandra C. Pauley. Originally presented at a 2016 Bleux Stockings Society safe space show in Atlanta for the theme, “Beauty.” Warning: Graphic Images Below   I have always been beautiful. Growing up, I was thin even though I ate like a racehorse. I managed to get out of braces before high school. I played the lead in many school and community plays and was a soloist in chorus. I was a cheerleader, a dancer… Do you hate me yet? Of course, I  ...

In case you haven’t heard of the “Spoon Theory” before (and even if you have), please take the time to read Christine Miserandino’s account of how she began to discuss living with chronic illness in terms of having utensils. In essence, the Spoon Theory is a metaphor that sets up health like a bank account (to use another analogy). For most people, sleep and food act like daily direct deposits into this health bank account, so that you can draw out energy as you need it. Proper sleep and diet = an ever-refilling health  ...