“I can’t” was not an accepted response in my upbringing.

My favorite takeaways from 2023.

The ultimate power source is you.

You might be surprised by what comes out as “we rarely let ourselves dream this freely without constraint.”

This line snapped me out of analysis paralysis since I heard it.

I’m no poet, but writing free-form poetry has become an invaluable tool in detangling, decompressing, and processing the messy.

Most conversations are boring. Here are 5 questions to spice up small talk this week.

Shaming anyone, including yourself, for showing naturally occurring signs of a life lived is damaging and unhelpful.

We all know this template. We were taught to follow it from the start.

I turn on this when I want to get a quick cry in.

These are the moments documentarians use to show evidence of hope and healing for the subjects telling their stories on camera.

Here are some of my favorite excerpts from Cheryl Strayed’s, Tiny Beautiful Things.

I think he knows I’m talking about him.

In tandem with bath towels, socks, and button-ups, here are the mental loads I’ve also been sorting through lately.

Instagram really wanted me to watch this one and wouldn’t shut up about it.

Big, beautiful, and brave.

I’m growing a tolerance for the parts of myself I’ve been historically frustrated with.

How long can I go on this one tank of gas?

I’m currently in the middle of five different books, God help me.

It’s 2012, and I’m slow dancing with a guy from my art class at our winter ball.