Staging a house for sale brings unnatural perfection. It's an annoying process, but we often "stage" ourselves to fit society's expectations, as Melissa Febos explains in her book "Girlhood"....
Writing comes with a hefty side of frustration. Rejections, shaky path to publication, self-doubt...
My word for 2021 is CONVICTION. I have chosen to believe firmly on the things I do. I have realized that it's not selfish to honor who you are, and the unique gifts you can bring to the world....
We fear change, because the brain craves the certainty of known rewards, but often the biggest the change, the biggest the reward....
I believe Mom and I had so much conflict because we were so alike. Just as I inherited some of her flaws, I embodied some of her best qualities....
Therapy helps us become our better selves. A book by Nicola Mendenhall speaks about her experience with 10 years on Freudian psychoanalysis....
A distorted version of self-love has invaded our collective Western psyche. It's not about pampering, it's about growth....
We crave perfection, and being seen as good, but none of us is always good or does everything perfectly....
Writing is like climbing a mountain, as any artistic expression, but we only have one life and one voice. The world needs to hear yours....
When you go through a crisis, the lessons you learn may not be obvious right away. It can take years until you grasp how it has changed you....
