Posts by: Brianna Albers

Brianna Albers

Brianna Albers (she/her) is a content creator living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 2016, she founded Monstering, a magazine for disabled women and nonbinary people; in 2017, she co-founded ZRIE, a private new media collective. She is a copy editor for BioNews Services and writes the column “The Wolf Finally Frees Itself” for SMA News Today. A multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her work can be found in Gravel, Shakespeare and Punk, and Fanzine, among others. Find her online at briannahopealbers.com and on social media @briehalbers.

June 1, 2020May 28, 2020

Adapting to Cat Motherhood, SMA-style

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

“I know I’m on my period,” I told my dad, “because I’m crying at the mere possibility of Rey not knowing that I love her.” Rey, of course, is ... Read more

May 18, 2020May 15, 2020

Unraveling the False Threads of My Unlovability

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Let me set the scene. I’ve finished my morning routine of meditating and emptying my inbox. I scroll through Twitter for a few minutes, knowing I should get started ... Read more

May 11, 2020May 7, 2020

How Do We Maintain Post-traumatic Growth?

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Post-traumatic growth (PTG) occurs in the wake of adversity, initially through grief work — recognizing that our lives have fundamentally changed as a result of trauma — and eventually ... Read more

May 4, 2020April 30, 2020

Can the Coronavirus Pandemic Encourage Values-based Living?

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Last week, I wrote that to properly address anxiety about the coronavirus, we must sit with our grief and accept it. But grief work is one step among many. ... Read more

April 27, 2020May 1, 2020

Managing Coronavirus Anxiety Begins with Grief

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

One of my readers asked me to write about coronavirus anxiety. I’ve spent the past week coming up with solution-focused approaches to the pandemic because that’s how my brain ... Read more

April 20, 2020April 16, 2020

I Hate to Admit It, but I Struggle with Codependency

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

You can tell I got my master’s degree in mental health counseling because there are certain things I cannot tolerate. For example, baffling definitions of codependency. People sling “codependent” ... Read more

April 13, 2020April 9, 2020

Having SMA Means Watching Your Weight, but for Other Reasons

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

“I hate to say it,” my dad said, “but you’re getting a little heavy.” A miracle, really, when you consider my base weight of 50 pounds. I was a ... Read more

April 6, 2020April 2, 2020

Productivity and Survival Are 2 Sides of the Trauma Response Coin

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I keep hearing about “making the most of quarantine.” Learn a new skill! Finish that book you’ve been reading for months! Plant a garden! The possibilities are endless. The ... Read more

March 30, 2020April 1, 2020

We Can Make Something Good of This Pandemic

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I cried, really cried, for the first time last week. My mom is working from home (WFH) and has transformed our basement into a makeshift office. My dad has ... Read more

February 24, 2020February 21, 2020

The Stories I Share Make Me Rare

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I’ve been thinking about Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29 for weeks. I’ve been trying to figure out how exactly I’m rare, and in what ways, and how I ... Read more

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