PinnedMember-onlyWould You Hang Out With Your Clone?I forget where I first heard this question, but quickly fell in love with it and began to use it during therapy sessions with my clients of all ages. If given the opportunity to clone you, the right now-present day-in this moment you, would you? …Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAnother Opinion to Being Single in Your 30'sAnother Opinion to Being Single in Your 30's I’m 34 and single. No I’m not complaining; yes this is another person telling you it’s okay to be single. To be honest, I would have turned my nose up and said it’s impossible to be alone AND happy. …Single Life3 min readSingle Life3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyRoe v. Wade: My AbortionThe other night my friend FaceTimed me. I was out at dinner but I answered because she was FaceTiming and we hadn’t talked in a bit and I wanted to make sure everything was okay. Plot twist. She was calling to make sure I was okay because of the supreme’s…Supreme Court2 min readSupreme Court2 min read
Sep 15, 2022Member-onlyHow I Started to Heal After My Mom DiedI went to the woods; to escape, to reconnect, to ground myself. Years ago, when I was going through a pretty rough breakup, my roommate told me to read The Alchemist. I put it off, of course. I guess my past self enjoyed the suffering. I did read the book…Death2 min readDeath2 min read
Oct 28, 2018Allow Yourself to Not Be in LoveI walked away, tears filling my eyes, trying to deny the truth of the words Anna had scribbled across the yellow piece of paper: Allow yourself to not be in love with him. “Meesh, you okay?” Her voice provided me with a blanket of comfort. I shook my head, words…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Apr 6, 2018Not a Love StoryNot a Love Story It was raining — not sheets, just a light mist. I was drunk, and I so desperately wished I were sober. I fumbled in my center console for the container of gum. The taste of alcohol needed to leave my mouth. I shoved the door open…Pain6 min readPain6 min read
Apr 3, 2018Her ReflectionShe debated for a couple seconds whether to turn on the bathroom light or keep it off. I don’t want to see me like this. But I need to. I need to see what a mess I am. She closed her eyes, letting the last of the tears fall down…Nonfiction2 min readNonfiction2 min read
Mar 7, 2018To: LucyTo: Lucy Subject: (no subject) Hi. I think you accidentally blocked my number? I also think I made a mistake. Can we meet tomorrow for coffee? Pat What the literally fuck. Lucy: Ali, SOS! Pat emailed me. Ali: LMAO Lucy: I’m so serious. We went on two dates. …Wcmarch20182 min readWcmarch20182 min read
Feb 19, 2018To You,To You, I want to say more, but I don’t know what more to say to pull you back into my arms. My heartaches; my breath short; my body empty — you no longer give me life. Yet, my heart wants you even with all the pain you bring. …Wcfeb20182 min readWcfeb20182 min read
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