Category: Public Entries

In the words of Matt Kahn: “Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they’ve met themselves.” I found myself living this truth recently. I gave feedback to someone very dear to me, but my words were turned back on…

I used to be very emotional. Really emotional — especially when I was angry, sad, frustrated, disappointed, or hopeless. I didn’t know how to navigate my emotions at all, and looking back, I understand why. I grew up in an environment where people didn’t manage their feelings; instead, they acted…

Honestly, I have no clue. As much as I’d like to believe I know exactly where I’m headed and what I want to happen, the truth is that all I can really do is try. Whether those attempts succeed or not isn’t always in my hands. What I can do…

Last year, I found myself carrying the heavy weight of a truth about someone close to me that I wish I didn’t know—I won’t go into the details, but knowing that truth unsettled me deeply. It made me question a lot of things and the more I sat with it,…

Five years ago, I had no savings and could barely afford anything for myself or my family. I didn’t look well, and my mental health was far from okay. I struggled to hold a job, found it hard to make new friends, and my mindset wasn’t in a good place….

Lately, I’ve been carrying this quiet yet steady feeling in my heart—a mix of hope, gratitude, and a buzzing kind of excitement. It’s not that everything is perfect (when is it ever?), but I’m truly looking forward to what lies ahead. I know the road won’t always be smooth. Life…

There was a moment—years ago—that has stuck with me. My ex-boyfriend once yelled in my face, “You will never change.” He said I couldn’t, and that even if I claimed I would, I was only lying to myself and everyone around me. Those words haunted me for a long time….

There’s a quiet kind of clarity that comes with time. Sometimes it doesn’t arrive all at once—it unfolds slowly, through small moments, silences, and little realisations we can no longer ignore. I came across this image recently, with the words: Call who calls you. Visit who visits you. Ignore who…

There are certain connections in life that shape us in quiet, lasting ways. Bonds that have carried us through laughter and hardship alike—where mutual understanding felt unspoken but deeply felt. We share moments, weather storms together, and in many ways, help each other make sense of the world. But time…

I grew up in a broken family, had a difficult childhood, and experienced bullying both as a child and in college. I went through a toxic relationship and endured physical, sexual, emotional, and verbal abuse. I carried a lot of pain. And for a long time, I let that pain…