How to Stop Replaying Conversations and Questioning Yourself
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” ~Seneca There is a particular kind of tired that comes from arguing with someone who is not in the room. I…
The Generational Cycle I’m Breaking Without Losing My Fire
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” ~Carl Jung “You’re just like your mother.” I came across those words in…
When Drinking Stopped Being Fun and Why I Quit
I stopped drinking ten months ago. It’s the longest I’ve ever gone. I’ve been thinking a lot about what finally made me stop because the truth is, I loved drinking.…
The Excuses We Make to Avoid Being Vulnerable
“Vulnerability minus boundaries is not vulnerability.” ~Brené Brown It’s ten at night, and I’m sprawled on the couch at the end of a long day, messaging an old friend from…
How My Life Got Better When I Stopped Trying to Be Normal
For most of my life, I had a second full-time job. Nobody hired me for it. Nobody paid me. But it ate more hours than anything else I did. The…