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why self-trust is harder than self-love
everyone talks about self-love as if it’s the final destination but i’ve learned that trusting myself, really trusting the choices i make, the instincts…
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how i learned to enjoy my own company
there was a time when being alone felt like something i had to survive.
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how to keep going when you’re not sure what’s next
there are seasons of life when the path ahead feels like fogged-up glass.
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the difference between self-improvement and self-acceptance
for the longest time, i believed that every single thing about me was a work-in-progress.
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why i stopped forcing myself to be productive all the time
i spent most of my life measuring my worth by how much i could get done in a day.
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the power of being a beginner at something new
lately, i’ve been thinking about how adulthood can flatten you.
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ways you can show up for yourself even when you don’t feel like it
there are days when showing up feels impossible.
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creative outlets that saved me from burnout
burnout, for me, never looked like collapse.
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why being articulate still doesn’t make you feel heard
there’s a dull ache that lives inside people who know how to express themselves.
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how intellect became a lifestyle
for many of us, intellect isn’t just what we do or what we study — it becomes the way we live.
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the pressure to be palatable
for as long as i’ve been in rooms where ideas were exchanged, i’ve felt the tension between truth and likability.
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is there a right way to be a thinking woman?
for as long as i can remember, i have been afraid of saying the wrong thing.
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