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Growing up in the ’90s and early 2000s, we didn’t always have the words for anxiety. We had “I’m Just a Kid.” We had “Numb.” We had “Welcome to My Life.” We had Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, MTV, teen movies, burned CDs, and characters who somehow seemed to understand what it felt like to be awkward, overwhelmed, left out,…
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There’s something strangely vulnerable about being the person who reminds others to rest… while secretly forgetting how to rest yourself. I’ve spent so much time building spaces around self-care, mental health, healing, boundaries, and softness. I write reminders people save to their phones. I create comforting words I hope make someone feel less alone. But…
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For most of my life, I measured my worth by how proud I could make other people. My parents. My boss. People online. Even strangers who didn’t really know me. If they were impressed, I felt okay. If they weren’t… I felt like I failed. And the hardest part? I didn’t even realize I was…
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I came across something by Allison Lyons about the season of undoing… and it stuck with me. Because she’s right. Sometimes we don’t need to do more. We don’t need to fix everything. We don’t need to constantly be improving or pushing forward. Sometimes… we just need to slow down. The Pressure to Always Be “On” Life…
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Why is it so easy to tell someone else, “Don’t worry about it,” but so hard to say the same thing to ourselves? We make a mistake at work. We say something awkward. Someone’s tone feels slightly different. We forget something. We make a decision and immediately wonder if we made the wrong one. And…
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Growing up, I really thought I would have life figured out by 30. Career. Love. Money. A home. My future. I thought adulthood would eventually come with this magical moment where everything clicked and I could finally say, Okay, I know what I’m doing now. Well… I’m 30. And I’m still figuring it out. I Thought…
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There are certain things I’ve stopped talking about publicly. Politics is one of them. Not because I stopped caring. Actually, I think getting older has made me care about certain issues even more. But I’ve learned how quickly political conversations can turn into arguments. People get fired up. We put each other into boxes. Sometimes…
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There’s this idea that younger generations don’t want to work. That we’re lazy. That we don’t have the same work ethic our parents or grandparents had. But maybe we’re asking the wrong question. Maybe it isn’t “Why doesn’t this generation want to work?” Maybe it’s: “Why should someone have to work two or three jobs just…
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Have you ever caught yourself thinking… “I’m behind.” “Everyone else has their life together.” “Why haven’t I accomplished more by now?” If you’re a millennial, you’re probably not alone. Many of us grew up comparing ourselves to classmates, siblings, celebrities, and coworkers. Today, that comparison follows us everywhere—in our pockets, on our phones, and across…
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Have you ever caught yourself thinking… “I’m behind.” “Everyone else has their life together.” “Why haven’t I accomplished more by now?” If you’re a millennial, you’re probably not alone. Many of us grew up comparing ourselves to classmates, siblings, celebrities, and coworkers. Today, that comparison follows us everywhere—in our pockets, on our phones, and across…