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Gratitude: The Amazing Superpower Inside Us All

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“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ~Marcus Aurelius

Gratitude.

It used to be a very triggering concept for me, and sometimes it still is.

It’s been a process to unravel what it means to me and to be okay with days where I am in active trauma or grief, when I feel there is nothing to be grateful for. It’s okay to be in those places.

Gratitude is but one of the plethora of tools I’ve used to shift my perspective on …

If You’re Feeling Down, Remember…

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How I Stopped Overexplaining and Found Calm in Conflict

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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor Frankl

For a while, I forgot about that space.

When conflict entered my life—first with my employer, then with my insurance company—I didn’t react explosively. I didn’t fire off reckless emails.

I did something that felt far more reasonable.

I built arguments.

I constructed careful, layered explanations. I mapped policy references, contextual details, and logical connections. I laid out what felt like a complete reticulum of ideas in my defense. If I could make my case airtight, I believed, it would …

When I Want to Be Held

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No Revenge

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Your Ability to Reset Quickly

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The Wedding Dress Metaphor: A Powerful Lesson on Being Authentic

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“True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.” ~Brené Brown

This past year, during a season of transition in my life, I started working part-time as a bridal stylist at a wedding dress store. It was something I had quietly dreamed about for years. I’ve always loved wedding dresses for their artistry, their structure, and the way each one feels like its own separate world of intention and detail.

But what has surprised me most hasn’t been the beauty. It’s been the these dresses revealed important lessons about confidence and …

There’s a Lot of Good

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The Ordinary Days

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Make This Moment Count

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The Impulse to Overexplain

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We Are Allowed to Age: Why I Don’t Care That I Look Old

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“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” ~African Proverb

It is just past ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

My wet boardshorts and blue tank top are drying at lightning speed in the sweltering South Indian sun.

I am feeling alive and exhilarated after my surf session in the surreal blue, bathtub-warm Arabian Sea.

Surfing waves consistently has been my goal for the past two years, and I’m doing it. Which is pretty awesome considering that I never thought I would surf again.

The trauma and fear from a surfing accident ten years ago, …

When I Feel Sad and Alone

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You Know How Far You’ve Come

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How Dry January Improved My Brain Health and My Life

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“You are not stuck with the brain you have. You can make it better.” ~Dr. Daniel Amen 

At the beginning of the year, I had this whole list in my head about the benefits of Dry January: drop a few pounds, sleep better, get those bright white eyes everyone raves about. The standard results you think you would get if you avoided alcohol for a month. But I should have known; my body had something else in mind.  

Truthfully, the real reasons are much more complex. Alcoholism runs in my family. I’ve never thought I had a problem, but

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There’s No Shame in Making Mistakes

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Boundaries Begin Within: A Simple Insight That Changed My Life

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“I used to tolerate a lot because I didn’t want to lose people. Now I set boundaries because I don’t want to lose myself.” ~Anonymous

I used to feel stretched and depleted in my own life, drained by obligations, and confused about why I felt overwhelmed even when everything looked ‘fine.’ At the time, I didn’t connect this exhaustion to boundaries at all. I simply knew the way I was living required a lot of me, even though I couldn’t yet name what this was really about.

For a long time, I didn’t have language for what was happening …

When Nothing Feels Right

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When Your Kindness Flows Easily to Others but Not to Yourself

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“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise L. Hay

There it was—glaringly obvious on the page. An embarrassing typo stared back at me from the backside of a brochure I’d received from the printer. A brochure I wrote, laid out, and yes, gave the final sign-off to produce.

My stomach tightened as tears welled up in my eyes.

“You idiot,” I screamed silently at myself.

In an instant, flashes of similar mistakes I’d made over the course of a long career in communications rushed in, piling …

Don’t Fear Becoming “Too Much”

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