Sarah Eyre - xoJane

Adventures in Topamax: I'm on a Weight Loss Drug, But Not Because I Want to Lose Weight

Sarah Eyre — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:00:24 -0400

All of my doctors assure me that the weight loss will slow down eventually, and then I can begin to settle into my new body. I have an irrational fear that they are wrong -- that this weight loss will never, ever end, that I will shrink away into nothingness and disappear.

I'm a Marijuana Mom

Sarah Eyre — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:00:15 -0400

I’ll never endorse the wake-and-bake approach to parenting, but I can’t see the difference between a glass or two of wine in the evening and a few hits of OG Kush off a clean bong.

I'M NOT OK: Dealing With Health Insurance When You Have a Chronic Illness

Sarah Eyre — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:15 -0400

If you had told my needle-phobic childhood self that I’d ever be begging complete strangers for a box of shots so I could inject myself at home I would never have believed it, but that was my life for months.

It Happened to Me: I Had Electroshock Therapy

Sarah Eyre — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:00:27 -0400

I grew up with the idea that doctors knew what they were doing, that they were competent and trustworthy and had most of the answers. I don't believe that anymore.

I Broke My Nudity Rules to Let Someone Photograph My Vulva

Sarah Eyre — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:04:13 -0400

I don’t get naked with or near people I don’t trust, unless I’m in basic training. And I never, ever let anyone photograph me naked. Until this week.

The First Time My Daughter Told Me She Hated Me, I Bought Her a Cake

Sarah Eyre — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:00:27 -0400

Going to bed that night, I decided I wanted to make certain that my daughter knew that no matter what happened between us -- no matter what she said -- that our relationship could not be so easily shattered.

A Few Awesome Things About Being Disabled

Sarah Eyre — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:24 -0400

There’s this perception that the lives of the disabled are somehow diminished, or that we carry some weight or sadness inside, and I want to dispel that.

Wanna Test a Friendship? Have a Seizure!

Sarah Eyre — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:00:29 -0400

I have long-standing relationships that never recovered from my diagnosis and friendships which have never been the same after reactions to my use of various aids, medications or therapies.

I Depend on Medical Marijuana, and It's More Complicated Than You Think

Sarah Eyre — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:17 -0500

I don’t want my daughter to see me arrested, but I also don’t want her to know me as a zombie living in a haze of pain, or a blank opioid lump.

I Have Multiple Sclerosis and I Teach Yoga

Sarah Eyre — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:12 -0500

There is still too little room for the disabled or less-than-perfect in the yoga community. We talk about bodies and acceptance, but what we are usually talking about is healthy bodies -- or bodies that can be turned into healthy bodies.

It Happened to Me: I Purposely Got Pregnant at 17

Sarah Eyre — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Given the choice between teen pregnancy and no kids at all, I chose the former. And I don't regret it one bit.