Alexis MeadeControl, ControlledHow many times have you heard, “Everything happens for a reason”? Following the tragic, unexpected death of my mother, I unfortunately…6 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Alexis MeadeUnknownBelow is a piece I wrote all in one sitting earlier this week, when I finally articulated the thoughts that have been swirling around my…4 min read·Feb 15, 2024----
Alexis MeadeA Victim StatementThe below is my victim statement in connection to my mother’s death.5 min read·Dec 11, 2023----
Alexis MeadeThe value of the written wordGrowing up, I dreamt about where my love for writing could lead. I imagined exposing the truth as an investigative reporter or writing…5 min read·Dec 2, 2023----
Alexis MeadeThe Many Faces of GriefOn July 13th, it will have been exactly five years to the day that my mother left this earth.3 min read·Jul 8, 2023--1--1
Alexis MeadeI stopped editingMany a time I have scrolled through the 20+ stories I have in my drafts and sighed, wondering which one I thought was close to being…2 min read·Jan 28, 2023----
Alexis MeadeAfter 15 Years of Depression, I Finally Started TherapyI know, I know.5 min read·Dec 4, 2022----
Alexis MeadeNot another statisticI wasn’t sure I would ever be ready to tell my story. It was even hard for me to believe it was my story.6 min read·Oct 14, 2022----
Alexis MeadeA Perfectionist’s Guide to Letting Sh*t GoI’ve always been a perfectionist. And not in the cute, “my biggest flaw is that I’m such a perfectionist” sort of way, the way you frame it…4 min read·Aug 19, 2022----
Alexis MeadeGrowing Up in a Sex-Positive HouseholdOnce when I was in middle school, my parents came home from a bar, slightly tipsy, and my mom sat on my bed to chat with me. I don’t…3 min read·Jan 18, 2021----