How to Parent Yourself When Your Parents Couldn't: Lessons from Frankenstein
What do you do when you feel like you were created by someone who didn't know how to love you? This reflection explores how to give yourself what your creators couldn't—and why becoming your own parent is the most transformative work you'll ever do."
Are We Mourning the Life We Wanted, or the Life We Were Told to Want?
I came across a letter about a mother still grieving 19 years later over having only one child. But here's what stopped me: she was mourning while her actual son was thriving right in front of her. It made me wonder—are we grieving what we wanted, or what we were told we should want?
Why You Don't Need to Be Everything to Everyone (And How Self-Relationship Sets You Free)
I used to believe that being a good partner, friend, daughter, and sister meant showing up as everything to everyone. Then I realized: when you don't know what you need, you expect one person to fill every role. Here's what changed when I built a relationship with myself first.