The Day I Got Diagnosed With Herpes

March 8, 2021.Reading time 32 minutes.

“I guess this is what I get for falling for a girl like you.” An insult tossed off so casually, so precisely designed to gut me.

There Is No Cure For Burnout

November 18, 2019.Reading time 27 minutes.

I’m afraid that there is no cure for burnout. After all, you can’t untoast toast.

July 3, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Maybe not immediately, maybe not every single time, but reliably and honestly and with care.

April 18, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Did I care if people took my writing less seriously because I posted a lingerie selfie?

March 21, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

7/23/21: Okay, I have cried on the subway before, but crying while wearing a paper disposable face mask on the subway is a whole other experience.

January 22, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Abusers can use love bombing as a way to destabilize partners and convince them to stay.

January 6, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

An adult woman choosing to post pictures of her body is not a cause for concern or a sign that she is mentally unwell.

January 1, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

For the first time in a long time, if ever, I am owning my anger toward men.

December 27, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

All I have ever wanted is to be told just how much I am wanted. “Such a good girl, good girl.”

December 15, 2021.Reading time 24 minutes.

It is always hard to pick favorites, but these are the books I find myself recommending again and again.

November 2, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

There’s an intimacy to holding hands. I don’t know anything like it.

October 26, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Here’s some of the best simple management advice I heard when I became a manager for the first time.

October 8, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Deputize someone to tell you the unvarnished truth if they think you are dating the wrong person.