Rachel Morgan

The Author's Club of Augusta is hosting the Literary Lounge at the annual Arts in the Heart of Augusta, Georgia on the weekend of September 18-20, 2026. This is a must-do...

I may be selling at the Evans Market when they reopen in the Fall! Keep an eye out for new announcements!

I never hear this term anymore, but my mom, sister, and I always used to call her mother a “Worrywort” because Granny was incessantly worrying over big things, little things, and nothings. Sadly, it was quite debilitating for her. Now, we know she suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and I feel terrible for calling her that as a child.

And yet this morning, I find myself turning the same term over in my mind and applying it to my own tendencies. I have been excessively worrying these...

Life is tenuous at best, cut short at worst.

No guarantees, warranties, certainties.

No life insurance for the one who has passed on.

No medals or awards or ceremonies or validation or vindication at your death.

You can’t take anything you’ve worked so hard for, toiled for, bled for with you.

You may believe in an afterlife, which might give you some comfort. I hope it does. But at the end of the day, you neither know when it’s your time to go, how you’ll go, or if you’ll continue on past this...

I have done this exercise multiple times in group therapy sessions as well as on my own, and it has been really helpful. If you practice yoga, it reminds me of Shavasana.

I have taken this script from TherapistAid.com’s worksheet, which you can find here. They have a lot of really wonderful resources!

EXERCISE

Over the next several minutes, you will focus on the physical sensations throughout your body. These sensations might be the feeling of clothes on your skin, tension within your muscles,...