“You’re turning out just like your father.” My mother fussed as I poured a glass of wine. I was twenty-two and still living at home, and once again she was upset over something I had done that she wouldn’t have: watching TV with my boyfriend of three years, going out […]
The Becoming
Signing Up for Disappointment: Why I Stopped Accepting Low-Effort Dating
There’s a common idea that you have to teach people how to treat you. In some cases, that’s true, but in most situations you really don’t. People treat you how they want. It’s up to you to decide if you want to accept it. When it comes to dating, I […]
I, Medusa Review: The Girl Before the Monster
I have Medusa tattooed on my thigh, partly because of my love for mythology, but also because of her story. Her resilience and reclamation of her life and body have become pillars in how I move through the world. To me, her story signifies that you can still become strong […]
Soft Doesn’t Mean Weak: Living Life With a Sensitive Heart
The other day I had a breakdown while I was out. One of those dramatic, I don’t know why I feel the urge to cry but I do moments. I was able to rush to my car and play music while I broke down in peace. I still couldn’t tell […]
Year of Me: Choosing Life on My Own Terms
It has recently come to my attention that my life has potential. Not in the you can do anything kind of way. We all have potential. But in the way that I can do whatever I want, yet I’m doing nothing. I want to do things and try things, yet […]
The Sacred Return: Coming Back To Yourself Without Burning Everything Down
Your 30s are a different kind of awakening.It’s not loud like your late 20s or as frustrating as your teens. There are no fireworks, no dramatic rebirth—you just slowly start to see things differently. It’s a slow burn, arriving quietly. First, your body feels off. You realize you’ve been performing, […]
The Art of Sensual Living: Reclaiming Confidence Through Everyday Rituals
When we think of sensuality, we often reduce it to sex. But sensuality is so much more than that. It is the relationship you have with your body, your mind, and the way you move through the world. I lost my sensuality through depression and toxic relationships. When I finally […]
Grounded Mysticism: The Art of Stopping
I am tired of rushing. The go‑go lifestyle people are chasing has grown tiresome. I felt like I was constantly moving, yet going nowhere—doing the same thing over and over again, looking for something new, only to end up repeating the same patterns in a different place. It became tedious. […]
How to End a Relationship Clean: A Lover Girl’s Guide to Letting Go
I love, love the fiery, passionate, steamy kind of love. The kind that feels exciting and electric. But that type of fire almost always burns fast and fizzles even faster. That raw emotion either turns toxic or ends up being nothing more than a fun summer thing. And I’ll be […]
My Most Liberating No!: How I’m Decentering Men
“Look, either come or don’t — I don’t care. This is my vacation I invited you on, not our vacation,” I said into the phone. I was over it. The cat-and-mouse game. The constant tug-of-war for attention. It was exhausting. “See, when you talk like that, it kills the mood,” […]