• for girls, what begins at eight years old carries forward

    In my work, I spend a lot of time with people during moments when they’re struggling with something. A conversation they don’t know how to start. A decision they’re afraid to make. A feeling they’ve ignored or pushed aside. Over time, I’ve come to see how much of our adult lives are shaped by these…


  • how do we decide what we’re willing to live without — and what we aren’t

    There are things that call to us. Places we want to live. Experiences we yearn for. And often, the timing feels wrong, the money isn’t there, or the conditions aren’t ideal. Life rarely presents a perfect set of circumstances. It’s easy, in those moments, to convince ourselves that we’re fine without what we want. We…