Growth

Mother’s Day for the Motherless Daughter

Mother’s Day is right around the corner…literally just a few days away. As I sit here, waiting in anticipation…I’m trying to remember to breathe. Breathing in isn’t the hard thing, it’s the breathing out that I often forget to do. When learning to move through grief, some days are more difficult than others…I call them […]

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Living Without Validation

 Having a Leo sun, I love attention. I love talking about myself, receiving compliments, and I especially love when other people love me. However, I have started to realize that the validation I seek from others hurts me more than it lifts me up. In the peak of my Snapchat addiction, I would plot and […]

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Advice to Twenty-Somethings, from Friends Over 30

Let’s face it, your twenties are usually a rollercoaster. You’re establishing yourself as an adult in this world and figuring out your place in it… and it’s exhausting. I think we’re all in the same boat here – we’re all just trying our best to prepare for the future and heal from the past. Your […]

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Things No One Tells You About Post-Grad Life

The moment you dread from the second you step foot on your college campus as a Freshman: l e a v i n g.  I was fortunate enough to go right into grad school, and my boyfriend and friends were still here, so I was able to postpone the graduation sadness for a year. First, […]

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Let’s Get Playful

The inspiring and insightful Brene Brown says that “If we want to live a wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating sleep and play, and about letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth.”  As a kid I would spend days playing cops and robbers on my razor scooter, […]

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