For years, it’s been a family tradition on Thanksgiving to pause from our dinner and have each person describe what they’re thankful for. Usually, these things have fallen into a number of different themes: supportive people, work and school successes, [...]
A lesson about perspective “My friend Melissa* is a flake,” I thought angrily. I frowned, crossed my arms, and huffed. I had just gotten a text message telling me that she was feeling pretty tired and would not, in fact, [...]
Happy Halloween! In honor of the holiday, let’s talk about masks. We all wear (metaphorical) masks every single day. You may wear a mask that covers your entire face, obfuscating your identity, and choose to let it down only when [...]
After posting a blog article a few months ago about the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, I've had a lot of people ask me how they can find out what their love language is. Thus, I give [...]
From a very young age, we’re told not to talk about sex. We’re provided with handy euphemisms for our body parts and informed of all the scary things that can happen if we have sex without protection, or with a [...]
I’ve written a lot about self-care (here and here) but I’ve only marginally touched on what happens when you neglect to keep up with it. What is burnout? What comes up for you when you think about burnout? Perhaps you [...]
When her partner was depressed, she wondered where he went. She saw someone sitting in front of her, wearing the skin of the person she loved, but the spark, the humor, the joy, the essence that made him him seemed [...]
I am a feminist because I believe in women, of course, but I am also a feminist because I believe in men. I believe that women have the intelligence, the ambition, the guts to be doctors and lawyers, CEOs and [...]
A lot of people say that they wouldn’t go back to being 14 years old for $1,000,000. Why do you think that is? I want you to think about the last time you were standing at the crossroads of a [...]
It takes a leap of faith to try something new as an adult, so I’m not quite sure how I found myself at Stronghold Climbing Gym, a rock wall gymnasium, this past weekend. I had signed up for a beginner-level [...]