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Apr 18, 20204 min read
What Was My 'Normal' Before the Pandemic?
I've been waking up peacefully lately. The first few moments before opening my eyes have been met with a stillness and grace I haven't...
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Apr 2, 20203 min read
The Story of My First Heartbreak
I was fourteen the first time my heart was broken. I was laying lifelessly on the couch with mono when I received a large silky teddy...
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Jan 30, 20201 min read
When I Saw You The Other Day...
When I saw you the other day I didn't know what to say except that I hope you're happy. It's funny, isn't it? How you can know a person...
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Dec 14, 20192 min read
Me, Myself and I
It's funny, at the beginning of this year when I was battling the idea of sudden and vast change, the thought of being alone most of the...
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Jul 28, 20192 min read
Summer on Fourth Street
As a little girl I'd look forward to hot summer days spent running through sprinklers, hiding behind trees, laying on freshly cut grass...
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May 31, 20192 min read
The Power of Your Daily Choices
Do you ever think of the power of your small, moment to moment, day after day decisions?
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Feb 14, 20194 min read
Choosing Love, Even When It Feels like the Hard Thing to Do
Happy Valentine's Day! The holiday that is the most loved or loathed among us. (Is it even a real holiday?) I start this newsletter today...
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Dec 19, 20183 min read
Heartbreak is an Entrance to a Bigger, Truer Love
“Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. I say, fall head over heels. Find someone you can love like crazy and who...
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Oct 31, 20182 min read
You Are Perfect Right Now
Sometimes I find that I'm constantly trying to change myself; to become something better and new. Sometimes who I am now doesn't feel...
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Aug 31, 20184 min read
When Your Heart Sounds Different Than Your Mind
He told me he could picture us getting married one day. He brushed his beard against the side of my face, his wet lips grazing my ear,...
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Aug 13, 20184 min read
The Shift from Hunting Down Deceit to Resting in Trust
I've written a lot about the topic of trust in the past and how trusting people was often really hard for me to do. I've shared with you...
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Jul 24, 20185 min read
Challenging the "Crazy Girl" Mentality
I used to think I was alone and crazy in how I felt in my former love relationships. The conversations that my mind would often have with...
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Jul 23, 20163 min read
Love and Loss: Never Be Ashamed of How You Feel
Love has always taken the spotlight of my life. Whether blissfully in love or desperately heartbroken, it has always commanded and...
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Apr 5, 20166 min read
Love Letters from Camp Gordon
“I have an idea that this is what enduring love really means. Your memories of a girl at seventeen become as real and vivid as the...
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Jan 14, 20163 min read
What I Learned From Trusting You and Ignoring My Intuition
Have you ever had a gut feeling that was so incredibly strong and over powering that you simply could just not deny it? Whether your...
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Jan 12, 20154 min read
Letter to Pop Pop
As I was going through older pieces of writing over the past few years, I stumbled upon a letter that I read at my Pop Pop's wake in May...
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Nov 6, 20144 min read
Why We Stay in Relationships When We're Not as Happy as We Could Be
It’s two in the morning and I’m lying in bed awake. The clock’s tick echoes through the walls of the room. Outside of my window, cicadas...
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Oct 2, 20143 min read
Why Our Parents Are the Most Important People in Our Lives
The relationship we have with our parents is probably the most vacillating connection we have with any other person throughout the course...
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