Grief

Grief & Healing

Grief isn't just when someone dies; it hits us in lost health, lost time, and versions of ourselves we had to leave behind. Healing isn’t linear either, whether it’s working through trauma, carrying loss, or tackling the weight of a body that won’t cooperate.

Leveling Up, Doubling Down

Anyone else feeling like they just wanna pack it up, move out to a compound or a farm in the middle of nowhere, and live off the grid these days? It can’t

GenX is Not Okay Right Now

I hate those Chat-GPT-inspired posts that clog my feed with “I wasn’t gonna post this” or “I didn’t plan to write this.” I genuinely didn’t plan to write anything new

The Grief I Deserved

I used to judge pet people. Not publicly of course, I'm not a cretin. But when a coworker would miss work or dash home crying because their dog was dying or

The Weight I Still Carry

After the big goal comes the harder truth: the work isn’t over. This is about what’s left after the weight is gone, and what still needs carrying.

The Easiest 50 Pounds I Ever Lost

Two years ago, I had this picture in my head. Me, turning 50. 50 pounds lighter, stronger, clearer. At the time, my life felt like it was sliding right off the rails. There