Pop Culture
Two Truths and a Comic-Con Lie
It’s hard to explain a choice that looks selfish from the outside, but was the only one I had left.
Heather Papovich
Heather Papovich is the voice behind Unfinished Business, a weekly essay series where real life meets pop culture, and how to get through both without (mostly) losing it.
Pop Culture
Somewhere in Time
I went to Teslacon thinking I’d just watch other people escape their lives for a weekend. I didn’t expect to understand it as much as I did.
Memoirs
Dirty Work
Clean Break wrapped the story. Dirty Work is where I can finally start to unpack what it all actually did to me.
Memoirs
Clean Break
Everyone keeps telling me I must be relieved. Sure. My cortisol disagrees.
Memoirs
Return to Center
Things are finally settling down, and honestly, it’s unsettling.
Memoirs
Living the (Fever) Dream
I came out of the fever expecting things to be normal. They weren’t, which, all things considered, isn't surprising.
Dysfunction Diaries
Stop Calling Alcoholism a Disease
The cycle I lived matches every description of addiction. It simply wasn’t treated like one.
Dysfunction Diaries
The Writings on the Wall
A weekend alone made it clear that I upset people when I write the truth to try and help others. To that, as always, FU.
Pop Culture
GenX is Not Okay Right Now
In a five-day span, Gen X lost three cultural landmarks. That’s the whole story.
Memoirs
Triggers and Treasures
Some memories feel like a hug, others feel like a left hook. I wrote about both.
Pop Culture
Stark Contrast
So here we are, because obviously I don’t know how to not care about this.
Memoirs
Beautiful Lies
The coping skills that got me through childhood eventually became my adult goals. This is how I learned to use that without pretending I have it all figured out.