It’s been a while. If this blog feels a little different, that’s because it is. And I owe you an explanation. The truth is, I abandoned this blog. I abandoned blogging in general. I even abandoned the audience I’d built over the last decade. Somewhere along the lines, I lost my way. I forgot why … Read more
I’ve had those weeks where it feels like the floor just… vanished. Everything you thought was stable—your job, your relationship, your sense of who you are—just decides to stop working all at once. And the first instinct is always to panic and try to glue the pieces back together exactly how they were. But I … Read more
I remember the exact moment I realized the trophy was a piece of junk. I had spent three years grinding. Three years of 4 AM wake-ups, stale coffee that tasted like burnt rubber, and a level of stress that made my teeth ache. I told myself, “Once I hit this milestone, I’ll finally be able … Read more
I’ve spent a good chunk of my life feeling like I was a project under permanent construction. You know the vibe—where you’re not actually living your life, you’re just ‘processing’ it. Every weekend is a workshop, every free hour is a podcast on somatic experiencing, and your ‘interests’ section on a dating profile starts looking … Read more
Ever feel like you’ve turned your entire existence into a project? I’ve been there. The endless podcasts, the journals, the ‘shadow work’—it starts as a way to feel better, but eventually, it just feels like another job I’m failing at. I stumbled across this podcast episode that hit me hard. It talks about how we … Read more
I’ve always been a bit of a klutz. I break things. Glasses, plates, promises—usually in that order. For a long time, I thought the goal was to just… not break. To keep everything pristine. To be the person who never cracks under pressure. But then I stumbled across this Japanese thing called Kintsugi. Instead of … Read more