I’ve struggled with not feeling good enough. As a kid in school, I stayed up late anxiously cramming for tests or perfecting papers that I’d procrastinated writing. My “not good enough” anxiety helped me achieve, but robbed me of the deeper joy of learning, and being...
One of my favorite feelings in the world is waking up after a good night’s sleep, feeling well rested and full of energy. There’s (almost) nothing better than that. Beyond the empowering feeling it gives, adequate and restful sleep is fundamental for...
It recently occurred to me that I’ve either been in a relationship with a man or actively seeking one for most of my adult life. And yet, unlike most other things that I’ve set my mind to, the relationship part of my life has been riddled with “failures.”...
Young girls are taught to “be good.” Good girls are kind, patient and pretty. They’re not aggressive or bossy, and they don’t get angry. Whether that was told to us directly or it was modeled by our mothers, teachers or culture, we know in our bones that “anger is...
I recently found my favorite gold dangley necklace and hoop earrings impossibly tangled together in a big unruly knot. After several hasty and unsuccessful attempts to free them from their bondage, I was desperate. So I tried a different approach. Instead of pulling...