This is a deeply uncomfortable place to be. I have spent much of my life avoiding this kind of hurt, choosing instead to swallow my own discomfort to protect others. But I’ve learned through painful experience that burying my needs doesn’t make them disappear; it only makes them grow larger and more uncomfortable within…

A week has passed since the election, yet the grief might still feel fresh. For many, it’s hard to comprehend—is this really the path forward? Maybe you’re caught between wanting to make sense of what happened and feeling pulled under by other life stressors that press in daily. It may feel like everything is happening at once…

As we allow this grief to unfold, another possibility begins to emerge: what if, instead of resisting, we opened ourselves to something new? It may feel radical or even impossible, but there is quiet power in…

Most of what stresses us out has two qualities: it’s out of our control, and it’s often unknown. The upcoming election hits both points. Aside from casting our own vote—a powerful and sacred choice—we can’t control the outcome, and we don’t know what will happen next. Our mind, wired to avoid uncertainty…

Have you ever had a song that you absolutely loved? One you played on repeat, over and over, until the feeling it gave you started to fade? Eventually, that song no longer held the same magic, and soon enough, you found yourself drawn to the next song that brought back that sense of excitement. But…