[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] When I was very young and my brain half-formed and my skin so thin it was nearly transpar...

[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] And I don't necessarily mean silence on the internet. That's the least important place to...

I was too weird for him, because when I asked him if we were dating, he said, "Why?" When he could have said, "Why certainly, darling" or "W

Lust is not love. Lust can feel great though, and provide a temporary dopamine rush. It can make you feel sexy and admired and wanted. But t

Every other week I meet with a dietitian who teaches intuitive eating. Because of my long and fraught history with an eating disorder, th...

[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] Lot's of hyphens in that title, huh? I'm turning 27 today, somewhere around 9:30 p.m. My ...

This post, like last Thursday's, was inspired by an old(er) man on Facebook. Keep the ideas coming, fellas. For those of you who didn't r...

The other day, I posted the below photo and poem on Facebook and Instagram. I'd like to point out right off the bat, that this poem is de...

This post was prompted by some mild Facebook arguing, which is as useless as it is disingenuous, so c'est la vie. I'd also like to assuag...

[Listen to an audio version of this podcast HERE]. We met at a local bar, a place we both had never been before and likely, would never g...

[An audio version of this blog can be found HERE]. As I've dipped my toe back into the wild world of dating, I've noticed a striking patt...

~2014 I glanced at my reflection in my full-length bathroom mirror and quickly looked away, repulsed by what I saw. My arms were fat, I ...

The internet is a weird and wonderful place. My online presence, and anyone's online presence, is necessarily flat. How we define ourselv...

One irrevocable trait of a bad listener is that they are quick to offer advice, especially when it is not wanted.

Many people have relatives who, if asked how the blood ties are bound, would shrug and say, "Beats me." There are the Godmothers we call ...

According to a report from Running USA, the sport of running is dominated by women-nearly 63 percent of registered road racers in 2017 we...

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841 As I wrote earlier this week, humans search for peace in many diffe...

Hard data on self-esteem is hard to come by. Humans are infallible beings with large egos, so admitting that we have low self-esteem can ...

"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others." ~ Brene Brown Brene Brow...

There were the "bad" foods that I considered "off-limits." Candies, cakes, donuts, cookies, ice cream, white bread, sugared cereals, crac...