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My friend Julie sent me this meme: “I can’t be controlled. All I want is someone who can watch me do my thing and proudly say, ‘That’s my...

So today at work I got absolutely bombarded with texts from my mom and sister. Apparently my mom is going through withdrawal… from her...

So, “to be or not to be.”  Shakespeare’s giant question, right? Basically the OG overthinking spiral. For me, it’s less about life or...

My first books just arrived, and I couldn’t be more excited—or more proud of myself. Seeing it in print, holding it in my hands… it’s the...

I swear The Summer I Turned Pretty  has me in a chokehold. Every week I sit here like, “Maybe Belly will finally figure it out.” It’s...

Today I’m actually doing my real job  at SeaWorld — leading the parade! 🎉🐬 Honestly, I’m so happy I won’t be covered head-to-toe in...

I keep hearing the word accountability  tossed around on all my reality shows lately. But in therapy (weekly) and trauma-based group,...

Yesterday at work was straight out of a “you can’t make this up” episode. An employee pitches an idea to leadership. He nods, tells her...

Sometimes I feel like a decade of my life just vanished—poof—and with it went a hundred seasons, a thousand holidays, ten thousand meals,...

I know I’ve said this before, but here we are again: me vs. mental health labels. Two years ago, they slapped me with Bipolar II...

So yesterday I was up at the crack of dawn (as usual) when I saw something dart across the living room and hide under the chair. A mouse....

Sometimes it feels like people are just waiting to find something wrong with you. Like they want to put a label on you, blame it on some...

It just makes me wonder how much I’m actually being told about things… and it’s hard not to anticipate the worst when certain moments...

Today is my sister’s birthday, and she’s having the party at a roller rink. I’m genuinely glad I was invited — especially since last...

I’m not sure how I feel about the word “ick.” It’s efficient — but it’s also a little too cute for something so repelling. Ironically,...

Yesterday my mom got a pull-out couch from “Free La Mesa.” Gabe (my brother-in-law) and Ron (her AA friend) were supposed to pick it up....

I’ve been sick for what feels like forever—and honestly, I’m so over it. It’s been almost a year now of feeling awful, gaining a bunch of...

I just watched And Just Like That , and they mentioned the saying, “You can’t go home again.” they even looked up who wrote it—Thomas...

Last night I saw Little Shop of Horrors  with Wine Country Theatre and it was FABULOUS! 🌱🎶 As you probably know, this show holds a...

Back in SLO… well, for a minute! Currently rummaging through Opera SLO’s scene shop like a theatrical raccoon, scavenging anything I can...