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The Atrophy of Adversity
A reflection on how comfort narrows our world and with it our capacity for discomfort begins to atrophy
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Lost in the Scroll
A reflection on how we're not lazy, we're just oversaturated, mistaking noise for nourishment.
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The Weight of the Unsaid...When Words Go Unspoken
A Reflection on How the Words We Swallow Cost Us
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Is Curiosity Becoming a Lost Art, or Are We Just Overwhelmed?
My Reflection on Atrophying Social Skills and Some Ideas on How We Can Reclaim Connection.
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June 2025

The Corporate Lie and Why You Still Feel Like a Fraud (Even at the Top)
Peeling back the mask of imposter syndrome...
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When They Say It's "Just a Phase"
What if the 'phase' they see... is actually my awakening?
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Are We Living for Applause?
We build our lives for applause, only to find the loudest cheers aren't for who we truly are.
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The Invisible Weight of Your Job's Second Job
A reflection on the unpaid work we didn't apply for but still do....our masked second job!
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Dear Diary, I Think I’m Lost
The world tells me I can be anything, yet not how to be myself. It shows me everything I can become, and in doing so I abandon who I already am.
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"I'm So Busy": The Tyranny of the Rush
A Personal Reflection on Urgency and the Cost of Always Doing in a World Obsessed with Speed
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My Path of Un-Becoming
When I realized my freedom was hidden in letting go of the self I believed I had to be.
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May 2025

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