Since I was 6 years old, I had one dream: to be on Broadway. It was my air, my food, my water, my drug, my life, my passion, and my identity. I chased it and chased it hard, spending time and money and love for...
I like to make up games for myself, to practice things that are hard for me. One I created recently is the Bare Minimum Game, in which I take the list (written or imagined) of things I think I should do or need to do,...
There was a time when I was confidant. I remember it. A time when I looked at the mirror and liked my reflection. A time when my creations were worth showing. A time when my inner critic was not there. A time when I loved myself. Then High school happened. I...
I didn’t know what to say, how to tell my story. I hadn’t had an I-am-enough moment. Far from it. My moments seemed to highlight how I am not enough. I was going to write a letter to myself. The letter was going to be full of apologies. It...
I am enough. I can think those words just fine. I can even say them if I do a little mental gymnastics and ignore the little voice in the back of my mind that likes to tell me the exact opposite. We all have those...
A special thanks to Jessica for sharing this image. Jessica happens to be my sister and this just happens to be me wearing my I am Enough necklace. I couldn't resist it. ...
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A special thanks to Grey Cottage Studios for sharing this image. We're taking the week to be extra kind to ourselves. How? By whispering sweet nothings to ourselves, of course. You heard me right. No matter where we look or how hard we try to get others to...
I was tossing and turning, unhappy and physically uncomfortable in my "current situation". I asked for this, yet it burdened me. What does this mean? Lacking the precious routine that once ruled my life (and had me in a better place), losing sight of what...