Writing
I write about activism, the environment, mental health, parenting, queerness, sobriety, crafting and sustainable fashion, self-care, and meditation. To commission me for a piece, please email me at: christy [at] christytending [dot] com.
Activism and the Environment
- Longreads (forthcoming): Things That Able Me
- Catapult: David Attenborough Helps Me Explain the Climate Crisis
- HuffPost: When I Met The Love Of My Life, There Was Just One Problem: I Was Facing A Felony Charge
- Reservoir Rd.: I am thinking about violence.—nominated for the Pushcart Prize
- The Citron Review: It Explodes—nominated for the Pushcart Prize
- Milk Candy Review: Not Legal Advice—nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Mental Health
- Ms. Magazine: “It Wouldn’t Be Good for the Institution”: on Meghan Markle, Depression and Who We Believe
- Motherwell: When postpartum depression lasts beyond new motherhood
- The Mighty: read all articles on The Mighty
- POPSUGAR.: I Have Seasonal Affective Disorder — Here’s How I Get Through My To-Do List
Parenting
- Insider: I actually love flying solo with my 5-year-old son
- The Everymom: It’s Okay to Mourn Your Birth Plan
- Thought Catalog: I’m Not a Mom Who Can “Do It All”
- Mutha Magazine: Privacy, Consent, and Erasure as a Writing Mother
- trampset: Make Sure.
- Barren Magazine: All That Matters
Sobriety
- Electric Literature: Reading Addiction Memoirs Fueled Mine
- Memoir Monday: Sobriety Through the Major Arcana
- Scary Mommy: As A Gift To My Son, I Stopped Drinking
- Thought Catalog: An Open Letter to Sober-Curious People
Queerness
Self-Care and Meditation
- The Everymom: How Meditation Helped My Pregnancy Anxiety
- Thought Catalog: Here’s Why Intentions Are Better Than Goals // If You’re Feeling Overwhelmed, Try These 4 Simple Strategies
- Puttylike: A Kinder Way of Setting Goals
- Tiny Buddha: read all articles on Tiny Buddha
- Atta Girl: How I Learned to Style My Own Hair at 38.
