This weekend marked a new beginning for me on a few fronts.  To begin with, it finally feels like the sun is starting to triumph over the...

It’s been a few years and it feels so good to be back.  After a particularly insightful conversation on relationship patterns with a good...

This week, I got a little hurt by a boy. The first thing I did, as I started to feel an overwhelming amount of feelings—sadness,...

Last week, one of the most annoying things that can happen while traveling happened to me.  I got up at 4:30am to make it to the airport...

I’ll admit that this one is a little out there, but when I committed to writing weekly posts, I promised that I’d always write about the...

Last week was a bit of a week.  Ever hit that point where you’ve dealt with just a liiiiiiiittle too much bullshit, and the idea of...

I love an “aha!” moment. One that invokes a couldn’t-have-said-it-better-myself, puzzle-piece-fitting feeling.  A whopping ten pages into...

And it hurt more than I was expecting it to.  It’s been over six months since we last spoke and, for the most part, my desire to reach...

It’s 2025!! To celebrate, a couple friends and I gathered last night to say our thanks to all that 2024 brought us and welcome in the new...

It’s taken me 28 years to embrace the fact that winning has exactly nothing to do with coming in first place. It has nothing to do with...

One of the most liberating mindset shifts I’ve undergone in the last few years is that I’ve adopted an ‘everything will work itself out’...

Last week, as I was vacuuming seemingly endless amounts of dog fur off my living room floor, a realization hit me: at long last, I feel...

As I mentioned in last week’s note, I recently attended a talk on stoicism given by Ryan Holiday  that completely blew my mind.  The meat...

When it comes to things I care about, I feel my feelings very deeply. If I see a video of a rescue dog recuperating on Instagram, I might...

I’m a podcast junkie. Anything and everything passes through my headphones, from interviews with academics and creatives to comedy and...

For nearly 10 years through high school and university, ruminating thoughts infested my brain every single night in the quiet time...

Being flawed is synonymous with being human.  We all have a long list of character defects that follow us around.  Some of us are better...

A few months ago, a friend of mine gave me some valuable career advice: always take the opportunity to tell people exactly what you...

Learning to take charge of your own happiness in heartbreak is hard... but so important ♡

All things considered, I’ve been doing pretty well in my post-break-up era.  I’ve been re-prioritizing my friends , hanging out with...

Three months post-breakup, I came to the realization that I was stuck at a standstill.  Over months of intentional healing, I had...

I firmly believe that stepping out of your comfort zone is the surest and fastest way to build confidence in yourself. When we’re used to...

I’m a big advocate of journaling.  It's the only antidote I've discovered for the ‘ruminating speeches’ that tend to take over my...

The words we use have tremendous power—power to either boost or diminish our confidence and sense of worth. And though many of us know...

Few books have made such a profound impact on my mindset as Marianne Williamson’s A Return to Love. It feels like my life can be...

I’m doing exactly what I know I’m not supposed to be doing. I’m standing at the base of my mountain, staring up at the peak that lies...

Last week, after a journey which was in equal  parts both painful and beautiful, my partner and I decided to part ways. It was one of...

And my relationships. My most deep-rooted fear is that of being alone. So, I’ve spent most of my life figuring out how to avoid that...

I’m convinced that 99% of the time, jealousy is an internal problem. That certainly is the case for me. My partner has never given me a...

A few months ago, in between jobs and generally feeling directionless career-wise, I asked a friend who I admired for some advice. He...

A couple weeks ago, my partner and I got into a disagreement. It felt like everything I was saying was falling on deaf ears. I was...

Emotional turmoil is scary. It’s riddled with uncertainty, discomfort, and doubt. And because of that we do everything to avoid it. We...

And I didn’t feel like writing this week. But I made a commitment to post every week so I’m here, showing up. I’ve been in such an...

My biggest fear is reaching the end of my life and realizing that my existence was dull, predictable, and meaningless. And that isn’t...

I’m a firm believer that your habits determine your future. If you drink lots of water and eat well, you’ll be healthy. If you prioritize...

Humans have a bias towards focusing on the negatives. Why? Because throughout most of history, survival was linked to our ability to...

Journaling is one of those sanity-safeguarding practices that I had originally garnered a healthy amount of skepticism towards Why? My...

My experience with meditation has been riddled with ups and downs. It’s one of those things that I always knew was good for me, but the...

We all need to have more conversations about conversations. Sounds confusing, but this simple technique has proven effective time and...

If you get 50 people in a room to tell their side of a breakup, chances are that 49 will spin a tale about how they were wronged,...

“Perfectionism is the most paralyzing form of self-abuse.” I came across this quote recently, and it really resonated. I started salsa...

When I was beginning my “purpose-finding” journey, and staring in the face of all the associated challenges (uncertainty, doubt, and...

From an 18-year old girl with disordered eating and social anxiety to a (mostly) confident and thriving 27-year old woman TW: Disordered...