The Storm That Cleared My Path
About 5 years ago, I lost three things: a job I thought I’d retire from, a friendship I thought was forever, and a relationship I thought was “the one.”
I didn’t see it coming. I felt like I was being stripped bare. I kept asking, Why is everything falling apart? ...
Every day, the headlines scream. War. Division. Disaster. Another tragedy. Another scandal. Another reason to feel unsafe.
The news cycle has become a relentless reel of heartbreak — and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, hopeless, even numb. We scroll through chaos, absorbing fear like secondhand s...
“I didn’t lose my softness. I chose to carry it through the fire.”--Leslie Noble
The Chipped Teacup
There was a woman I once worked with who kept a chipped teacup on her desk. Not tucked away—displayed. She told me it had cracked during a fight with someone she loved. She’d thrown it, then r...
It Started With a Windy Afternoon in St. Petersburg
I met my son when he was 11 months old, bundled in layers inside a quiet orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia. He had spent the first part of his life in institutional care—no toys, no family, no wind on his face. And yet, when I brought him hom...
What True Love Actually Looks Like (Spoiler: It’s Not a Montage)
We grew up on slow-motion kisses, dramatic airport chases, and rain-soaked declarations. Hollywood taught us that love is supposed to feel like a climax—loud, chaotic, and impossibly perfect (I still love watching those movies).
B...
I saw a TikTok yesterday. A woman stood in front of her bathroom mirror, mascara smudged, holding a sticky note that read: “I am still worthy.” She whispered it like a secret. The caption said: “Day 37 of loving myself after betrayal.” It had 2.3 million views.
There’s a whole genre of these now...
Last night in martial arts class, the instructor said:
“Picture yourself facing you.”
Not an opponent.
Not a stranger.
You.
It was meant to help us hit harder. But it hit me differently.
Because when you’re stuck—when you freeze, flinch, or fold—it’s not the world holding you back.
It...
Why Divorce Is So Common—and Why I Still Believe in Love That Lasts
I was having coffee with a friend recently—one of those slow, soul-rich conversations that starts with caffeine and ends with a question that lingers long after the mug is empty.
She’d met someone new. They were getting married...
