-
Radical Acceptance: The Skill That Tought Me to Stop Fighting My Feelings
What if the problem isn’t your feelings, but the way you judge yourself for having them? After learning about radical acceptance in therapy, I began to see that emotions don’t have to control our lives—but they do deserve to be acknowledged. Through stories about a ruined laptop, a nearly lost iPhone, and the lessons they…
-
The Things We Love Can Save Us: Why Star Trek Has Always Been More to Me Than a TV Show
For nearly forty years, Star Trek has been more than entertainment to me. It’s been a source of hope, comfort, laughter, and stability during some of the hardest seasons of my life. We all need something that reminds us life is worth looking forward to. Here’s why finding that thing might be more important than…
-
She Was So Busy Looking at Me She Didn’t Notice I Was Blind
Rejection rarely comes with an explanation. Usually, it comes with silence. After what seemed like a promising first date, I found myself asking all the questions we tend to ask after disappointment: Did I do something wrong? Was it because I’m blind? Could I have changed the outcome? In the end, I didn’t find the…
-
Know When to Hold On, Walk Away, or Run: The Importance of Balance in Life
Balance isn’t about always staying or always leaving. It’s about knowing when each choice is right. From careers and friendships to romantic relationships and our relationship with ourselves, life’s hardest decisions often come down to knowing when to hold on, when to walk away, and when to run.
-
What Real Strength Looks Like (It’s Not What You Think)
What does it really mean to be strong? Social media, self-help gurus, and online courses have plenty of opinions, but real strength is far more complicated than most people realize. It’s not about hiding your feelings, avoiding failure, or pretending you have everything figured out. It’s about getting back up when life knocks you down,…
-
Doing the Right Thing When It’s Hard
What do you do when you know someone has been harmed, but speaking up feels complicated? Doing the right thing isn’t always clear. You may feel protective of someone, angry with them, disappointed in them, and afraid of the consequences all at the same time. In this essay, I explore why these decisions are so…
-
Why You Should Stop Telling People Your Goals
We’ve all heard that sharing our goals helps keep us accountable. But what if talking about your goals is actually making you less likely to achieve them? In this post, I explore a surprising idea I stumbled across while doom scrolling: that announcing your ambitions may give you some of the satisfaction of success before…
-
Announcing Permission to Be You: Essays on Life, the Universe, and Being Human
For years, I’ve been sharing my thoughts about life, the universe, and what it means to be human on Facebook. Along the way, many of you have told me that my writing resonated with you. Some of you found it educational. Some found it entertaining. Others simply appreciated seeing the world through a perspective different…
You must be logged in to post a comment.