Who Am I to Give Anyone Advice?
I once considered becoming a life coach because I wanted to help people avoid the mistakes and confusion that slowed me down. But before I could give anyone advice, I had to confront my past and ask whether I had earned the right to be heard.
Why We Judge People Before We Know Their Story
Why do we judge people before we know their story? Growing up, forgiving my dad, and making plenty of mistakes taught me that curiosity is far more powerful than judgment.
Why I Care About People I Can’t Save
I’ve spent most of my life trying to help the people I love, only to learn that caring deeply doesn’t mean you can save someone. This is about the guilt, helplessness, and difficult line between loving someone and realizing their life isn’t yours to control.
Everything I Thought About Adulthood
I grew up believing adults had life figured out. Then I became one and realized most of us are just making the best decisions we can with what we know at the time. Maybe adulthood isn’t about having all the answers. Maybe it’s about continuing to show up while we figure them out.
The Person We Think We Have to Be
Sometimes we spend years trying to become like the people we admire, only to realize we were paying attention to the wrong things. Maybe the best role models don’t give us a life to copy. They give us values to carry forward while we learn to pave a road of our own.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves often begin long before we realize it. A childhood memory, a difficult season, or a label we’ve carried for years can quietly shape the person we believe we are. But what if the story you’ve believed about yourself stopped being true a long time ago?
Should I Have Known Better?
For years, I believed I should have known better. Then I started wondering if I was judging my younger self with wisdom and experience I didn’t have at the time.
Why We Pretend Not to Care
Most of us care far more than we admit. We pretend rejection doesn’t hurt, criticism doesn’t sting, and embarrassment rolls right off our backs. Looking back, some of the best acting I ever did wasn’t pretending to be someone else. It was pretending not to care.
How Humor Helped Me Connect
I spent years thinking humor was just part of my personality, and later wondered if it had become a shield. Looking back, I think it was something else entirely. Making people laugh was how I found belonging, built relationships, and sometimes made life’s hardest moments a little easier to carry.
The Finish Line Feels Different Than I Expected
After years of writing a novel, I expected relief when the finish line finally appeared. Instead, I discovered something far more important about potential, self-doubt, unfinished goals, and what happens when you finally follow through on something that matters.