Elizabeth Joyce

Freelance Writer

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Thought Catalog
04/23/2019
When Anxiety Makes You Feel Like You Are In Danger Every Day Of Your Life

It's as if all the horrific worst-case scenarios flashing through your brain were actually happening. "Picture a place where you felt safe and secure." I sat on the small couch across from my therapist, hands clenched in my lap, feet rocking. It wasn't meant to be a challenge.

P.S. I Love You
02/08/2019
My Husband and I Never Say "I Love You, Too"

By the time my husband and I first met, one love lesson I had been taught painfully well was that the words "I love you" hold very little meaning on their own. People say those words easily, say them out of habit, say them while their actions prove otherwise.

Scary Mommy
04/15/2019
I'm Finally Acknowledging The Trauma Of My Son's Birth

I never called it a "trauma." The term felt reserved for much bigger catastrophes than what I endured and I'd never want to come off as being overly dramatic. But, here we are, more than a decade later, and I am still dealing with the emotional and mental repercussions from my son's birth - from what I now recognize as one of the more prominent traumatic experiences of my life.

Visible Bi+
04/20/2022
My Bisexuality is Not Impossible nor Irrelevant

I am happily, monogamously married and I am still bisexual. As a monogamously married bisexual, almost every reaction I receive upon making this known falls into one of two camps. People either think my bisexuality is impossible or they believe it is irrelevant.

That's Inappropriate
04/24/2018
I Don't Miss My Kids Being Little

I am constantly surprised by how quickly time passes, how in the blink of an eye a kid can transform from toddler to tween. But I have never once missed it. I have never once longed for just one more of those days.

TODAY.com
11/24/2018
Parents: You don't need to do it all this holiday season

What if I told you, you don't have to do it all this holiday season? Depending on the type of person you are, you might nod in agreement or roll your eyes. Either way, the majority of you will say, "Yeah, BUT ..." But it is the holidays.But I need to make it magical.But it is tradition.