Z’s Wonderland

This is the “War on Drugs.”

The is the “War on Drugs.” by Z Zoccolante   There’s two popular ways of looking at drug addiction. The first is that these people are criminals and should be prosecuted. The second, views addicts as people that are sick and need help.   One of the most interesting things I’ve recently learned deals with America’s, “War on Drugs,” as it’s been deemed.   A brief history of the “War on Drugs,” in my own words:...

What it Feels Like Not to be Addicted.

What it Feels Like Not to be Addicted. by Z Zoccolante   My fingers hold the yarn inside the pockets of my sweater as we talk in the hallway, shifting side to side to let others pass.   I ask about his internship at a drug rehab clinic. As part of the doling out of the legal drugs, to limit or taper off the illegal ones, the clients are required to attend one counseling session per week.   He says some of the people get...

This Is Not my Backup Plan

This is Not My Backup Plan by Z Zoccolante   I’ve never been a person to have one specific dream. During one month as a child, I wanted to be a writer, a basketball player, a karate instructor, and a garbage man. I wanted to dive for buried treasure, breathe underwater, fly, and read people’s minds.   My make pretend worlds carried over into my real one. I’d wash the dishes and do chores while in character. Living various...

How to Remove the Corset of Addictive Patterns

How to Remove the Corset of Addictive Patterns by Z Zoccolante   In the midst of her novel Lost and Found, Carolyn Parkhurst includes a beautiful paragraph about studying the remains of women long ago, and how we might find their bones bent into the shapes of their corsets. “You’ll see that after all those years of stricture and compression, the constant embrace of whalebone and satin and steel, her body has changed its very...

I Fell on my Head in Pole Dancing Class: Here’s what I learned.

I Fell on my Head in Pole Dancing Class: Here’s what I learned. By Z Zoccolante   As I lift myself in the air, my hands slide a few inches down the pole. For the fourth time, I wipe the alcohol sprayed towel along the steel.   In class tonight, the move we’re learning begins with a horizontal scissor kick, and ends with our entire body balancing on one side of the pole.   I pull my body up and form the scissor kick with...

Is My Massage Therapist Judging My Body?

HI Friends, Here’s an insightful and important little piece I wrote from my experience in both worlds, as a client and as a licensed massage therapist.   Read: Is My Massage Therapist Judging My Body?   For Members only Listen to or download the podcast of this blog. Hidden mp3 player To become a member, click on REGISTER on the sidebar to the right or below for smartphones! With Love, Z :) Check out my NEW COACHING...