Today is my birthday. My 45th. Sometimes it’s really hard to believe that I’m as old as I am. Time is a crazy, fucked up, trippy experience. As I sit here in reflection I’m thinking about where I was 20 years ago. My 25th birthday marked a pivotal time in my life. A...
Today I’m going to tell you about Becky*. Becky is a perfectionist. Here’s the story Becky wants you to believe: Becky has her shit together. She’s hardworking and productive and quite clearly on the path to success. Becky is a smart problem solver. She’s rational and...
What if you stopped coloring your hair and let it grow grey? What if you stopped wishing you were taller, slimmer, prettier, smarter, more accomplished, more talented, more…perfect? What if you stopped desperately trying to change your body, stopped obsessing over all...
Mother’s Day isn’t all sunshine and flowers and all-you-can-eat breakfast buffets. There is a dark side to the day that often goes unrecognized. Mother’s (and Father’s) Day is painful for many people for so many reasons. Sometimes this is due loss of a parent or a...
You’ve got a maxed out, overly full, bursting at the seams, puking up appointments kind of schedule. You may start with work or routine responsibilities, then add some family or social obligations, perhaps you want to expand your education or enhance your personal or...
As we stand on the threshold of another year, many people are contemplating and setting their resolutions. We all know that many of those resolutions will be abandoned or forgotten in a few weeks or months. Resolutions tend to set people up for failure, effectively...
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