I just got off a call with my therapist — my first session with her since June 2023. My decision to press pause for a few months was less about desire and more about focus. I had such strict deadlines to hit — a preorder campaign! A pub date! A launch cabaret! — that...
Growing up, I learned a phrase I could use to serve as a litmus test for the validity of my work: Trying Hard. Whether you were being motivated by a mentor as you set out to achieve your dreams (try hard and you can do anything!)… I’m sure you learned about this...
How do you know when to shift what you’re doing, and how you know when to stick it out? I’ve got some news that’s a long time in the making: We’re on SUBSTACK now, baybay! Why the switch? Well, I’d been using my former email subscription service for seven...
Do you ever have those things that happen where you’re like, “Ugh, why did I do that?! I should have known better” ?? Like… …Forgetting to add the salt in the cookies you grew up baking. …Signing on the wrong dotted line when you’ve been signing...
I’ll never forget the way my dad looked at me when he said: You have so much to be proud of. I wish you could see it. My heart breaks every time I hear someone I love put themselves down. But I get it. I was once that person, too. The person who didn’t...
“I think I’m an Apple person. Yep, I’ve decided it. I’m switching out everything.” This was my husband, about a month ago. My PC-using, iPhone-carrying husband, tired of multiple brands and multiple systems, decided that he would no...
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