The repression inherent to any kind of authoritarianism shapes our lives even when we don’t want to. I know because I was born and raised under a dictatorship....
I was scared of what my husband would feel when he read my memoir, but it sparked deep conversations about my past and our relationship....
Forgiveness is nuanced, and sometimes misleading. You may believe that you forgave someone, but that forgiveness may only be skin-deep....
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....
