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  • Creativity Madness Madness Creativity Cartoon Transcript Little Liz stands and talks. I don’t think Vincent Van Gogh’s creative genius came FROM madness. Creativity is why he lived for as long as he did. Illness, physical or mental can make you feel profoundly othered. An observer of life, nose smudged against the window. Or else drowned in a wave of emotion or plagued by thoughts with no release. But to creatively have voice You can draw on the noise or isolation to make something new. An alchemy that makes you less alone.

    Creativity Madness Madness Creativity (Cartoon #797)

    Sep 25, 2025

  • Chauncey Cartoon Transcript Dear Chauncey, It’s been about two years since you died. Little Liz: Twist your hips more and you’ll move me easily. I do my best to pass on the knowledge gifts you gave me. You’ll never not be missed. That is the nature of love. And there are many kinds of love in the world. I am glad sad and grateful I get to miss you. It is beautiful.

    Chauncey (Comic #796)

    Sep 05, 2025

  • Never worry alone (comic #795)

    Aug 26, 2025

  • Emotional Intelligence Comic Transcript A two column, two row illustrated table. Know and Act are the columns, Self and Others are the rows. Self/Know is self-awareness. Little Liz smiles and looks at herself. Self/Act is self-management. Little Liz sits cross legged in a meditation posture and smiling. Others/Know is social awareness. Little Liz leans forward to look at a dog. Others/Act is relationship management. Little Liz and the dog rush towards each other.

    Emotional Intelligence (Comic #794)

    Aug 16, 2025

  • Things my therapist has said cartoon transcript Things my therapist has said Little Liz sits with her legs crossed. Remove judgment of how things should be. Of you mind: · Be the observer · Validate · Be kind · Preconceive nothing Liz sits in a more relaxed pose and gazes up into the air. And ponder, who am I, when I’m not at war?

    Things my therapist has said (Comic #793)

    Aug 08, 2025

  • The Forest Comic Transcript Another person’s personality is a bit like a forest You get one experience tromping through, see wonderful landmarks and have adventures. Little Liz jumping up in the air, looking out over a lake and big mountains. Little Liz: I’m so glad we’re hanging out. Little Liz sits on a stump. But if you sit still and quiet. Listen in an active way. Little birds and animals have come out, a little wren is sitting on Little Liz’s hand. If you’re patient, the little birds and animals will come out and let you see them. And that can be a wonderful thing.

    The Forest (Comic #792)

    Jul 18, 2025

  • Peculiar Curious? Comic Transcript Loud blarty sign, “Don’t be furious be curious.” Lifestyle Advice from a small pink bunny. Bunson Hoppydew, a little pink bunny who likes dancing friendship and cake looks up to the declaration above him. Bunson: Hrumph, that’s very bossy! Bunson: Can I get peculiar instead? Bunson zooms along: To the costumes! Bunson is dressed as the Mad Hatter with a purple hat and a yellow spotted tie. There is a little brown dormouse in a teacup next to him. Bunson: Curiouser and curiouser.

    Furious Peculiar (Comic #790)

    Jul 04, 2025

  • Furious Curious? Comic Transcript The Things are kind, big eyed entities without arms or legs. Thing 1: I just heard the best advice! Thing 2: Yeah? Thing 1: Get curious when you’re furious. Thing 2 looks a little aghast. Thing 2: YOU get furious? Thing 1 smiles. Thing 1: for sure! Thing 1: But also, curiosity makes me really really happy. Thanks to Kate Mueller for introducing me to this lovely saying.

    Furious Curious? (Comic #789)

    Jun 27, 2025

  • What Are Emotions? Comic Transcript The Things are kind, big eyed entities without arms or legs. Thing 1 has a small rectangle shape visible in their torso. Thing 2 has a pentagon shape in their belly (oh my, I didn’t quite realize it was a pentagon until I was writing this transcript, it’s just a nice shape, no particular meaning attached!). Thing 1: What are emotions? Thing 2: They’re like feelings, only more so. Thing 1’s blue rectangle shape has migrated up to the back of their neck. Thing 2’s yellow pentagon shape has emerged from its body and now the end of it is in its mouth, like it’s a balloon it’s going to inflate. Thing 1: What are feelings? Thing 1’s blue rectangle shape has migrated on to the top of their head. Thing 2’s yellow shape is inflating like a balloon. Thing 2: They are messages your body sends you. Thing 1’s blue shape has migrated down to the front of their torso. Thing 2’s shape has now turned into a yellow balloon animal (probably a dog). Both the Things are smiling. Thing 2: If the words were written in balloon animal. Thing 1: It’s startling when they pop?

    What Are Emotions? – Feelings (Comic #788)

    Jun 16, 2025

  • Neurodivergent User Support – Feelings, Comic Transcript Little Liz, a simply drawn spiky haired human looks down and hugs herself. Little Liz: I was feeling very sad. Image of a spreadsheet titled “Quality Improvement Matrix.” Little Liz: But then I started a new spreadsheet. Little Liz sits at a computer and smiles. Little Liz waves her arms in the air. Little Liz: An then I felt better again!

    Neurodivergent User Support – Feelings (Comic #787)

    May 31, 2025

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  • 1 Saint Patrick’s Day Webcomic Transcript Thing 1 is green. Thing 1: I thought I’d go green for St Patrick’s Day Thing 2: Cute Thing 1 has a few flowers spouting out of their head. Thing 1: Oooh! Photosynthesis! Thing 1: has more flowers sprouting out of their body Thing 2: What fun! Thing 1 and Thing 2 smile at each other, many flowers sprouting from their bodies. Thing 1: I love having fun with you.

    Saint Patricks Day (Comic #763)

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  • 2 The Return of the Worst! Thing 1: I'm the worst! Thing 2: I think you should ask lots of people to tell you nice things about you and write them down! Thing 1: Oh no! Thing 2: And that's not the worst part! Thing 2: You should listen and not immediately inject "no" or "but" Thing 1: You are very mean. Thing 2: I might be the worst!

    The Return of the Worst! (Comic #765)

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  • 3 In Synch Webcomic. See text below for full details.

    In Synch (Comic #756)

    Dec 22, 2023

  • 4 Equinox Comic Transcript Thing 1 has a flower pop out of their head. Thing 1 looks happy; Thing 2 looks surprised. Thing 1 has two flowers pop out of their head. Thing 2: I thought equinox meant flowers were gone! Thing 1: No, just migrated to warmer places. Bunson appears as a warmer place, glowing with sunbeams. The Things smile and flowers appear everywhere. Thing 1: mmm!!! Thing 2: Ahhhh!!!

    Equinox (Comic #766)

    Sep 28, 2024

  • 5 Biases Comic Transcript Boot: I’m going to work on my own biases today. Boot sits in silence. Boot sits in silence. Boot: Because if I don’t, who will?

    Biases (Comic #768)

    Oct 22, 2024

  • 6 Webcomic, see text below for full transcript

    Fancy! (Comic #738)

    Dec 24, 2022

  • 7 Transformative Plans Comic Transcript Little Liz a smiling cartoon talks to us. Little Liz: Making plans is transformative. Little Liz: Not because half the plans happen… Little Liz: But because I know myself better. Little Liz: So I can respond to life in the most meaningful way.

    Transformative Plans (Comic #781)

    Mar 07, 2025

  • 8 Nature Comic Transcript Narrator: Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Cheetah: Hmmmm, I hurry sometimes, and I don’t get my quarry. Narrator: But overall… Cheetah: Huh? Narrator: Like… statistically Cheetah: I think, statistically, nature doesn’t care about accomplishments. The cheetah chases a gazelle. Cheetah: And that is a different kind of freedom! Philosophy with a small yellow cheetah.

    Nature aka Philosophy With a Small Yellow Cheetah (Comic #769)

    Nov 08, 2024

  • 9 Angles Transcript Thing one looks up Thing two looks on Thing one looks behind them Thing one turns themselves almost upside down Thing One: it’s nice to see the world from different angles

    Angles (Comic #758)

    Feb 16, 2024

  • 10 Lifestyle Advice From a Small Pink Bunny Bunson Hoppydew (he’s a little pink bunny who likes dancing, friendship and cake) is sitting in Boot. Familiarity Breeds Bunson hugs boot. Contentment. Bunson closes his eyes with happiness and Sock also rests in Boot.

    Familiarity, part 2! (Comic #770)

    Nov 22, 2024

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