A Dumpster Fire — As New Year’s Eve approaches and our social media timelines remind us of the last year, we have an opportunity to reflect. O’! How the naive declarations of “2020 vision” and “new year, new decade!” …

How I Organize My Tangled Thoughts as a Neurodivergent Person My Mother tells a story of one of the first parent-teacher meetings she had once I entered grade school. She recalls that my teacher told her that she had never seen another child so engrossed in what other people were…

You’re Not Alone. Here Are 3 Reasons You Should Take It Easy On Yourself. — 2021 is approaching with a swiftness I am subtly thankful for. I am grateful for the present, but I am tired. I am looking forward to something that marks a new start, even if the day itself is pretty arbitrary. …

How Living Alone in a Pandemic Made Me Rethink My Life — I have always enjoyed solitude. Now, I should clarify, I have always enjoyed voluntary solitude. This is different. …

and Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About It? — When the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, families, those quarantined alone, frontline workers, and everyone in between sought new ways to connect with one another and the outside world. With video conferencing becoming a part of daily life, so were the wholesome pranks and synchronized dances we…

Aging has always been something that excited me. From a young age, I was a free spirit, I longed to be independent and make my own decisions. Yet, I am starting to resonate with the warnings of my youth. “Don’t be in a rush to grow up.” I definitely was. …

I would like to preface this by saying I am not coming to you as a perfect ally, or even someone that believes we can assign ourselves that label. Nor am I perfect in my journey to dismantle my own internalized racism, and definitely not as a white woman. …