We all come to a moment in life when we realize that it’s time to cut ties with someone that we once loved. It can come down to a realization that the person isn’t so great, or it can simply come down to a change in direction. Sometimes, though, we realize that someone in our lives is just …
We live in a world that tells us that we’re special. We live in a world that makes us believe, in a way, that we’re divine beings separated from the bad things that are happening in the world all around us. When we turn on the news and hear about a terrible accident or another school …
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been waging a war against my body. Scars and stretch marks trace it, evidence of years of violent rage meant to stretch and stress, tighten and diminish. I’ve flogged and starved every inch of my body and still I find myself hating her. Why? The answer is …
Being stuck in a job that you hate can be one of the most difficult periods of your life. On the outside, everything might look great. You might have the bills paid and that mortgage payment covered, but that doesn’t mean things sit right and that definitely doesn’t mean you’re happy. Professionally being unfulfilled is …
It happened. I was twenty-five, long out of college and stuck in a job that I hated. There were no opportunities coming my way and there was no end in sight. I was stuck, and it made me hate myself and my life. I got stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts and they reinforced a …