Religious
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast—you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” ~Eddie Cantor In today’s hyper-connected and fast-paced world, slowing down isn’t just rare—it feels almost countercultural. For years, I tied my identity to productivity. My self-worth hinged on …
A Quiet but Powerful Shift: How Slowing Down Transformed My Life Read More »
“Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is to ask for help.” ~Unknown We live in a world that praises strength—especially quiet strength. The kind that shows up, gets things done, and rarely complains. The kind that’s resilient, dependable, productive. But what happens when the strong one quietly breaks inside? “You are a superwoman!” “You’re …
“I was constantly seeking a balance between mourning what’s already been lost, making space for the time and moments we still had left, and making sense of this complicated process that felt like my heart was split between two contrasting realities: hope and heartbreak.” ~Liz Newman There is a quiet heaviness that begins to settle …
When the Body Freezes: On Love and Grief in Midlife Read More »
“Finally, I realized that I was never asking too much. I was just asking the wrong person.” ~ Unknown Friendship should nourish the soul. And in my life, for the most part, it has. I have a small, longstanding circle of friends steeped in a long-shared history. We’re basically a real-life, thirty-five-year-long John Hughes film. …
When Friendship Is One-Sided: Letting Go of Someone Who Was Never Really There Read More »
“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not shaken by praise or blame.” ~The Dhammapada, Verse 81 Some moments lift you like moonlight. Others break you like a wave. I’ve lived through both—and I’ve come to believe that the way we move through these emotional thresholds defines who we …
Finding Balance Through the Full Spectrum of Emotion Read More »
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” ~Maya Angelou I used to believe that healing and personal transformation required a lot of effort—writing page after page in a journal or getting up at the crack of dawn to carry out a morning routine, …
The Song That Surprisingly Brought Me Back to Life Read More »
If you wake up anxious these days, you’re not alone. Between the news cycle, global uncertainty, and the chaos of daily life, it can feel like the world is spinning faster than we can catch our breath. I’ve been feeling more anxious than usual myself lately—partly because of everything happening in my own life, and …
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” ~Virginia Woolf There’s a kind of work in our society that doesn’t come with a title or pay, and for a long time, I didn’t even notice I was doing it. I just lived inside it. It shaped my days, my stress, my identity. These days, I …
The Enormous Cost of Being the One Who Holds Everything Together Read More »
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” ~T.S. Eliot In my early twenties, I packed a backpack and boarded a plane alone with a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia. It was a move that …
Full Circle: Reclaiming the Me Who Felt Most Alive Read More »
“Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take its place.” ~Beverly Engel After the abuse ends, people think the pain ends too. But what no one tells you is that sometimes the loudest voice isn’t the abuser’s anymore—it’s the one that settles inside you. It whispers: …
The Trauma Keeps Talking—But My Voice Is Now Louder Read More »