Published inBetter Humans·PinnedMember-onlyWhen It’s Okay to Be Selfish3 reasons why you should put your needs first — For the longest time, the word “selfish” carried a negative connotation. Being selfish meant I was putting myself first without considering how my actions would impact others. I think if you ask people, many would feel similarly. Just think about it — Would you like to be labeled as being…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Published inBe Yourself·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Overcame My Fears To Follow My True NorthHow I mustered the courage to quit my job without having another one lined up In 2017, I wanted to leave my job but didn’t know what to do next and so I stayed put. The longer I stayed, the more I wanted to leave and the more tension I…Inspiration6 min readInspiration6 min read
Published inThe Orange Journal·PinnedMember-only5 Lessons I’ve Learned from Spending My Life Comparing Myself to OthersHow to and why you should stop comparing yourself to others and start loving yourself instead — I’ve spent the majority of my life comparing myself to others and/or being compared to others. Most things felt like a competition — either someone was winning at my expense or vice versa. In 5th grade, I was amongst thousands jumping through hoops for the 190 spots available at the…Self Love5 min readSelf Love5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyEnduring Lessons from Fleeting Baldness — What I’ve Learned from Shaving My HeadHow I learned to live more courageously by shaving my head It was 2017 and I had been thinking about shaving my head for a while and every time the thought crossed my mind, I was gripped with fear. How would I look? Although I recognized that this was completely…Inspiration3 min readInspiration3 min read
PinnedMember-only3 Lessons from a 4-Minute Ice BathEarlier this year, I decided to take the plunge (literally!) and submerge myself in an ice bath for 4 minutes. I was scared AF — I had all these stories about why I couldn’t do it. …Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
Published inDigital Global Traveler·5 days agoMember-onlyMaking Sense of Being Attacked in Broad Daylight in New York CityReflections from being attacked by a random stranger in NYC — Around 4 pm today, as I was walking through New York City, reflecting on my mixed feelings about the city and, ironically enough, listening to a song entitled “The City,” where the singer coos about her NYC memories with her lover, a man coming from left field punched me in…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published inAge of Empathy·Aug 23Member-onlyA 33-Year-Old Woman’s Journey to Figure Out Whether or Not to Have ChildrenThroughout our hour-long call, I heard my friend’s children screaming in the background. Over and over, she calmly tried to reason with her daughter. At some point, her sense of calm gave way to exasperation. I didn’t blame her. In moments like these, I am grateful that I don’t have…Motherhood4 min readMotherhood4 min read
Published inChange Your Mind Change Your Life·Aug 22Member-onlyHow Navigating Through Present-Day Triggers Can Heal Past TraumaRecently, I visited a children’s home and chatted with several tweens. Mostly, they seemed well-adjusted — they worked on their homework assignments, demonstrated interest in my travel stories, and engaged in back-and-forth conversations with me. …Trauma5 min readTrauma5 min read
Published inDigital Global Traveler·Aug 17Member-only3 Reasons Why I Don’t Want to Live in the U.S.I’ve been living in Asia for the last eight months and because there’s about a 12-hour time difference (give or take) between the countries I’ve lived in and New York, where I’m from, in some ways, I feel like I’ve been living in an alternate universe. A part of me…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published inChange Your Mind Change Your Life·Aug 16Member-only3 Ways to Remove the Barriers You’ve Built Up Against Love“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” — Rumi — Oh, how I wish that I had grown up with Rumi rather than Disney movies, which singlehandedly convinced me that love is to be found outside of me, in another person. A part of me resents all the 90s Disney movies with the same core message, disguised under different plots…Love4 min readLove4 min read
