Thoughts

I’ve spent the past 20 years regretting a major decision. Not the decision to get married – hands down, that has been the best decision I ever made. I regret that I caved…

Recently, the matriarch of our family turned 90. My grandmother shares some of the stereotypes of that generation – hard-working, resilient, cautious with money and value…

I thought the hardest part of recovery was getting sober. Turns out, learning to rest – and not apologize for it – might be even harder. I grew up believing it didn’t …

I didn’t decide to stop drinking overnight. It started quietly, on the Saturday and Sunday mornings when I woke up feeling just a little off – not sick, not hungover, jus…

The start of a new year often comes with a lot of noise. Quiet pressure to do better. To fix things. To level up. To somehow become the “best version” of yourself overnig…

Losing our parents is an expected part of life. It’s the way things should be – adult children bury their elderly parents. It’s so normal that no one really talks about h…

Resilience doesn’t always look brave. Sometimes, it’s about showing up when things are uncertain and you’re not sure what’s next. For me, it started in my home office, su…

I saw the Facebook post through a rising haze of green. Not the bright leafy green of a fresh spring day, but the dull kind that reeks of sludge. I peered at the words on…