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How to Stop Taking Everything So Seriously and Reclaim Your Playful Spirit
The slow death of being fun
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The Art of Being the Most Grounded Person in the Room
Why certain people trigger us (and what I’m doing about it)
Oct 15
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The 4 Simple Systems I Use to Make My December Feel Less Chaotic
How I make the holidays easier before they even begin
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What Happens When You Become Unavailable?
The fear underneath being unreachable
Oct 3
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The Digital Afterlife of a Lost Friendship
Navigating friendship loss when the reminders are everywhere
Oct 1
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September 2026
To the Professor Who Said Don't Write About Your Life…F**k You
Why a life lived is a life worth sharing
Sep 24
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How To Reward Your Reader With A Goody Bag
Turning what you know and experience into a takeaway worth sharing
Sep 17
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like your own damn work
why self-promotion deserves a rebrand
Sep 10
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the subtle erosion of identity
how we give our agency away, and how to take it back
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August 2026
How to Write a Personal Essay Without Overexposing Your World
The uncomfortable tightrope every personal essayist eventually has to walk, and the guideposts I use to manage the process
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The $850 Pillow (and the Systems That Actually Let Me Sleep)
The privacy and protection systems I put in place when I became a widow. And they feel damn good to have.
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Empty Nest: Your Most Informed Reinvention Yet
everyone calls it the beginning of the end. it’s just the beginning.
Aug 13
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