women

  • The Unexpected Freedom Of Caring Less

    The Unexpected Freedom Of Caring Less

    For years, I thought I needed to be friends with everyone. I’d volunteer to bring the birthday cake for people I barely knew and somehow believed being the life of the party was part of my personality. Turns out, I’m an ambivert—and growing older gave me permission to stop pretending…

  • The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother

    The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother

    As children, we think our mothers have all the answers. Mine certainly did, although I’m still waiting to find out why red is called red and not blue. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, our conversations changed, and so did our relationship.

  • The Year You Stop Chasing Potential

    The Year You Stop Chasing Potential

    We spend years falling in love with who people could become instead of who they already are. Somewhere between hope and compromise, we stop trusting what people consistently show us. This is the year I stopped chasing potential and started believing patterns.