An easy index to help you navigate to the parts of my writing you enjoy — If you’re reading this, then the first thing I want to say is thank you. Your support means more than you know and I hope that you will reach out one day and leave a comment or say hi. I created this index to help you find my latest work…

How to easily listen to your brain and your gut when nothing makes sense. — “I knew I shouldn't have picked up the phone but I just couldn’t walk away. I didn’t sleep at all last night,” my friend Sierra looked at me with bloodshot eyes. Sierra was embroiled in a passionate relationship that dominated her life. When things were good, they were really good…

You’re a Valentine’s Day skeptic but they’re a hopeless romantic. What can you do? — Let’s face it. Valentine’s Day is a total farce. An outright concoction of commercialism designed for you to spend 200% more on flowers and to be completely stressed out trying to get a free table at a half-decent restaurant on an arbitrary day. …

Why simply being likable isn’t enough. — Jamie was surprised. He thought his friendships were solid. He was never short of people to hang out with and never had to wonder if people liked him. They did. They told him this all the time. Yet, when his girlfriend unexpectedly broke up with him and told him that…

And easy steps to stop doing it — “I don’t know why this keeps happening. Here, look,” my friend, Mark, proceeds to thrust his phone into my hand. I read the offending text which Mark had received from the latest girl he was seeing. It read remarkably like the text he had shown me from the last girl…

No, it doesn’t require years of knowing them or large sums of money. — I stopped speaking when I realized someone else was listening. I looked up at his face. He wasn’t creepy at all. In fact, his facial expression displayed a genuine curiosity. “I’m sorry,” he smiled sheepishly when he realized he had been caught. …

Sometimes it’s them, but mostly it’s probably you. — As I was re-reading the sub-heading of this title, it immediately hit me that it felt judgmental. I could hear the voice of my friend, Ian (who has been friend-zoned his entire life) say, “Maybe I’m just really ugly and nobody wants to date me.” So, I thought about it…

Her research shows that orgasms can even induce mystical experiences the way psychedelics can. — “The biggest misconception about sex is that using sex to feel better is unhealthy” — Dr. Nicole Prause. At the end of 2020, the global pharmaceutical industry was worth over 1.27 trillion dollars. In June 2021, it was reported that 53% of American adults take prescription drugs. …

But there are ways to create closure for yourself — I changed my mind at least a dozen times. Do I want to see him or do I not? What would I even want him to say? I knew our relationship was over and with the amount of hurt that had built up, there was really no point in seeing…