I never thought I would be here. This wasn't what I imagined my life to be when I was my younger me- unattached, childless, and not living in a Barbie Dream House. I thought I would have it all by at least the age of 25. …

We're in the thick of it. A season ripe with long dark nights, blistering cold weather, and sometimes it feels like the sun is gone for good. It can leave us feeling sluggish, unmotivated, and downright depressed. Seasonal depression is no joke. Each year it affects millions of adults in…

I struggle with a hazy memory whenever I try to remember something from long ago, especially my younger years. Visual scenes are mostly forgotten, and words that were said are jumbled. At best, the scenes from my childhood play in my head with an opaque overlay and at a hacky…

It’s not always supposed to work out. — I met a lovely man. We were set up by a mutual friend who swore we were the same person. Two sides of the same coin with similar interests and witty senses of humor. It was refreshing- a sweet meet cute in a world of right swipes. Everything started off…

and bringing our humanity to work. — I’ll never forget that gray January day exactly one year ago. January 6th. I was new at my job, company, and profession. Barely holding it together as it was, in a global pandemic, dealing with the fallout of the 2020 election, and quarantining alone with nothing but my thoughts to…

Thoughts from a grieving native Texan abroad — Do you know how hard it is for an expat Texan to say that? I stuttered just typing that title out. From a young age, we Texans are brought up with such an innate sense of state pride. It’s a pride I have carried with me as I’ve lived my…

Us Americans Have A Lot To Learn — As a dual citizen of both my native United States and adopted Norway, I have the honor of participating in deciding the fate of each country when election season rolls around every four years. Ok. Maybe that responsibility doesn't rest solely on my shoulders, but you catch my drift. Last…

The answer isn’t always as black and white as we think. — He broke up. And then, in the same breath expressed his desire to one day be friends. He said he would miss me in his life, and the thought of not having me in it hurt. I couldn’t help but give into my knee-jerk reaction to this platonic proclamation by…

There are people I’ve lost in life whom my mind wanders to occasionally. …