Fourty-One Trips Around The Sun
Fourty-one trips around the sun. Fourty-one birthdays. Fourty-one opportunities to reflect. What is it about birthdays that encourages nostalgia and self-reflection? Are they not just another day in the year?Growing up I always had an issue with Yom Kippur. I didn’t understand why we set aside a day to atone for our sins. Should we…
A Love Letter To My Past Self
“And you say I abandoned the shipBut I was going down with itMy white knuckle dying gripHolding tight to your quiet resentment… So how much sad did you think I had,Did you think I had in me?How much tragedy?Just how low did you think I’d go?Before I’d self-implode” Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department It…
Fear Is Just A 4-Letter Word
Fear is a funny thing. It’s a mix of psychological and environmental factors, all rolled into one. Some people thrive off of fear. Not true fear, mind you, but the idea of being scared gets some people’s adrenaline going. It’s the reason horror movies have such a significant Fanbase. Although I don’t quite understand it…
The Grass Is Greener On The Filtered Side Of The Square
We all do it… sometimes weekly…. usually daily… the mindless social media scroll. Our time to unplug without expectations or responsibilities. A safe, easy way to disconnect from our responsibilities and check in with those we know, and often times those we don’t. Except it is never that easy or safe. In fact, if we…
Have We Entered The Twilight Zone?
I am angry, upset, and speechless. This past week, a historical error was made in the United States supreme court. It took me time before I could even prepare to write this. I had to let the information sit with me, and mull it over for a while. This is the first time in a…
Viral Salmon Bowl Recipe
This salmon bowl is just amazing since it is the perfect mixture of salty, creamy, and umami. It originated from Emily Mariko, a food and fashion enthusiast on social media.
The Best Form of Self-Care
In the past, therapy has been viewed as something crazy people needed to do to get well, or that addicts needed to do in order to recover. It was mandated… necessary to become a better, more functioning member of society. But the truth is, we are complex beings. A lot is going on in our…
I Love My Children, But….
Aren’t we supposed to love our kids unconditionally, aren’t we supposed to relish in every single moment and never want to be away from them? How could we ever fathom being apart?? When they were younger other moms would ask me about my thoughts on daycare. I would explain that I love my children, but…
Breaking The Bias
So how do we do that, as women who have to constantly fight an uphill battle? How do we find and celebrate our worth? If we wait for society, or the patriarchy to do so, we’ll have to wait for generations to come. The best way is to celebrate each other. Somewhere along the way,…
The Invisible Mother
“Mothers have martyred themselves in their children’s names since the beginning of time. We have lived as if she who disappears the most, loves the most. We have been conditioned to prove our love by slowly ceasing to exist.”
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