I hate looking at the news lately.

Every headline feels like a gut punch — war, inflation, climate chaos, political tension. I want to stay informed, but I also want to stay sane. It’s a daily tightrope walk: balancing awareness with emotional survival.

Some days I scroll with dread. Other d...

In the documentary The Wisdom of Trauma, Dr. Gabor Maté reframes trauma not as a rare affliction, but as a universal experience — one that disconnects us from our true selves. He doesn’t offer a cure. He offers something more radical: the idea that healing is possible, not by erasing pain, but...

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”

We all remember the wicked queen in Snow White — obsessed with being the most admired. But beneath her vanity was something deeper: insecurity, comparison, and a desperate need for external validation.

She didn’t love herself. She ...

Last night in martial arts class, I watched a young boy take his belt test. Every week leading up to it, he asked the same question: “Am I ready yet?” His eyes sparkled with hope, his body moved with determination, and his heart was wide open. He wanted it so badly. And I saw him work—really work...

I used to think I was just chill. But emotionally? I was like a phone with 3% battery and no charger in sight. Functional, barely. Available? Not really.

If someone offered help, I’d say, “Oh no, I’ve got it!” while juggling flaming swords, a broken heart, and three overdue therapy sessions. ...

When we talk about trauma, we often focus on the pain, the flashbacks, the anxiety. But what if we reframed it? What if we saw our trauma responses not as dysfunctions—but as brilliant survival strategies?

The 4 Fs: Your Brain’s Emergency Toolkit

Trauma activates what psychologists call the 4 F...

I was watching Mad Men the other night, and I couldn’t take my eyes off Don Draper. He’s magnetic—sharp suits, smooth words, a mind that dances through pitches like poetry. But beneath all that charm is a man emotionally locked down. He seduces a room but can’t sit still in his own feelings. And ...

We live in a world that worships strength. From the gym to the battlefield, from boardrooms to movie screens, we’re taught that power lies in how much we can lift, endure, or dominate. We wear our toughness like armor—literal and metaphorical—believing it will protect us from harm, rejectio...

We’re sold a version of confidence that’s all noise.

It’s the influencer who mocks others for clout. The CEO who threatens instead of inspires. The reality show contestant who dominates the room with bravado.

But that’s not confidence — it’s performance.

Real confidence isn’t about being the l...

It was Saturday morning, crisp and quiet, and I was walking around the lake with a friend. The water was still, the path familiar. We talked about life, work, the usual things—and then she said it: “I know he isn’t what I want long-term.” Her voice was calm, almost detached, like she’d rehearsed...

Inspired by Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

I watched Unknown Number on Hulu expecting a typical true crime unraveling. What I didn’t expect was to feel gutted.

A mother. Her own daughter. A year-long campaign of anonymous harassment. And the twist? The stalker wasn’t a stranger. It was...