We all hear about people’s transformations. Their huge life change. Their inner growth. “Transformation” is a borderline buzz word now, and it’s starting to get drowned out by a sea of self help gurus. But there’s a dirty truth about transformation. IT’S ACTUALLY DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. Different schedule. Different execution. Different. Sucks right? As life […]
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[ emotional procrastination ]
Like many high-performing, badass women, I “ain’t got time” for most things. Close-mindedness Slow walkers Fuckboys The patriarchy Your bullshit But sometimes…I even don’t have time to emote. I can feel tears welling or an old wound reopened, but everyone now and again…I save it for later. Like a bag of M&Ms that takes me a […]
The Bitter Empath
You walk into a room. A party. A restaurant. And you read it. You see the writing on the wall. The forest from the trees. You can sense if the mood is good. If it’s sour. If someone is holding back tears. And then you calibrate. Like a machine going into overdrive, your empathic brain […]
My stress, it strangles…
My stress, oh my stress, she tries to strangle me from inside. See she’s got a tight grip on me, and pulls in closer the more anxious I get. She chokes my voice back with her coarse, grating hands – closing my throat so I can’t speak my peace or call for help. She tightens […]
Birthday worthy…
Last year, I had a panic moment before my birthday. A small identity crisis. It seemed pompous to plan my own birthday without anyone else at the helm. And, to be honest, I had spent the previous 4 birthdays with boyfriends. There was always someone at the wheel, even if I made some of the […]
How can I resist ya??
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again was everything I needed to see at this exact moment in my life. Yes, really. …Spoilers ahead, party people. But if you came here for a movie review, you can exit stage left. I’ll leave that to the Onion, who said it best: “Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again: […]
“But, but what can ya do?”
Well my friend, you can do quite a freaking lot. It just might not be what you think. Perhaps you’re feeling frustrated with the news lately. You watch as sad stories pile up, you watch as some politicians appear more and more removed, and you listen to leaders discuss your rights, or those of your […]
Generation Why Not?
Say what you will about our generation…But we are getting shit done. We are turning the tables. We are using our voices. And even more importantly, we understand the value of Mental Health. Arguably better than the generations of our parents and grandparents before us. I remember learning in my 11th grade Psych class that […]
Social-anxiety Butterfly
Everyone these days claims to be an “extroverted introvert,” or “introverted extrovert,” or whatever means that you are both sociable and not at the same time. Whatever translates to the fact that you can equally enjoy being out for Taco Tuesday and margs with friends AND being wrapped in a blanket burrito at home on […]
There are no more average women.
I refuse to accept anything else. There are no more average women in the world. Not any more. There never was, really. But now, more than any other time in history, we’re making tangible strides. Visible to others. Everyone is listening. And we need to make sure that we don’t fall foot first into that […]