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…

One fades over time while the other will keep growing. — “I just felt like nothing I did was ever good enough,” Damon sighed. “It was such a relief when it ended. I could finally be myself.” Damon was one of two friends who had broken up with their girlfriends this week. Christian was the other one. Here’s what he said, …

Here is what 2 Instagram ads can teach you about standing out in a sea of people and the psychology of marketing — My fingers were poised. I was an expert scroller — especially when it came to ads. Like most people, the response was almost automatic (much like how my female friends describe their automatic swipe left responses). But one ad stopped me in my tracks. …

It’s not how you feel but what you do about it that matters. — “No, I will not let go off my anger! It reminds me not to let other people take advantage of me!” my friend, Randy, shouted at the top of his lungs. His face was bright red as he glared at his wife. It was 3 am in the morning. I…

Sometimes, a relationship can be toxic even if there are no major issues. — Even my naïve, 8-year-old brain could pick up that something was not quite right. Although at the time, I couldn’t articulate exactly what was wrong about the situation. We were visiting my uncle and aunt for a week and I had just overheard my uncle say something seemingly innocuous to…

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…