Lessons I Learned From 2022

Happiness starts from within.  Every New Year’s Day, for the past few years, I chose a theme for the year, an intention. Rather than making a lofty resolution, it gives me something positive to reflect on at the end of the year. 2020 was a focus on my career, after completing graduate school. As a…

Unique ways to connect with your inner child

The hurt of childhood wounds can last a lifetime. Our roots are deep and can be incredibly painful to untangle. As difficult as it can be, healing requires connecting to the child within without judgement. It involves leaving space to sit with the fragmented parts of yourself that experienced things it couldn’t understand - like…

10 Nonfiction Books That Changed My Life in 10 Years

Over the years, I have found comfort in great works of literature. Several, creative pieces of fiction have offered a means of well-needed escapism. Though there are so many ways to relate to Harry’s loyalty to his friends or the struggles in Frodo’s journey  - I have most truly met myself through works of nonfiction.…