Category: Advice

• Advice

  Stop Waiting for Closure and Start Trusting Yourself

  A reflective essay on emotional boundaries, closure, and learning to trust early internal signals in relationships instead of seeking clarity after they end.

  June 20, 2026
• Advice

  At 35, I Stopped Confusing Achievement With a Full Life

  I Didn’t Wake Up Rebalanced. I Just Got Tired of Racing Through My Own Life. That’s the realization that struck me in the middle of the night a week ago. I was so busy checking boxes, and going through the motions that somewhere between emails, deadlines, and always being “in…

  June 16, 2026
• Advice

  Half the Year Is Gone: What I’m Leaving Behind in the Second Half of the Year

  As the second half of the year begins, I’m focusing less on what I need to accomplish and more on what I need to let go of. From living in a constant state of urgency to holding grudges, arguing with fools, and shopping every sale, these are the habits and…

  June 15, 2026
• Relationships

  What I Learned About My Own Boundaries in Emotionally Intense Relationships

  I’ve been thinking about a relationship I was in last year that I still don’t really know how to neatly explain. It didn’t begin or end in any clean way I can easily point to, which is part of what made it so hard to make sense of while I…

  June 14, 2026
• Advice

  Playing It Safe Can Still Cost You Everything: Why You Don’t Need a Perfect Reason to Leave

  A reflective 3 a.m. essay on why you don’t need a perfect reason to leave a job, relationship, or friendship. Exploring self-respect, burnout, loyalty, and the hidden cost of staying too long.

  June 13, 2026
• Career

  Everyone Wants The Cheat Code

  raw, reflective essay on how people mistake mentorship for access, and success for information. Drawing from experience in branding and creative work, it explores why everyone wants the “cheat code” but no one wants the process that creates real outcomes.

  May 30, 2026