Self-Reflection

Thoughtful pauses, journaling prompts, and gentle reality checks for knowing yourself a little better.

8 Articles

We Learn the Rules Early. We Live by Them for Decades.

We learn the rules early—rules about strength, independence, and needing no one. This is a reflection on unlearning the phrase “I got this,” the cultural shame surrounding needing help, and what it would take to make asking for support safe again.

Dec 17, 2025 4 min read

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The Year I Terrorized My Teenager (With Holiday Spirit, Obviously)

When my teenager decided she was too cool for me, I responded as any mature adult woman would—I broke into someone’s house to prove a point. It was festive. It was dramatic. It was the best Christmas she’ll never emotionally recover from.

Oct 6, 2025 2 min read

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Anxiety made me do it!

A story about bad aim, and what avoidance really costs us

Sep 14, 2025 3 min read

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You Can Trust Me...

Some people pass down family recipes. I pass down bad haircuts.

Sep 7, 2025 3 min read

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Thoughts → Feelings → Garage Repairs

Wanna save a few hundred bucks? Learn from my mistakes...

Aug 25, 2025 2 min read

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Teenaged Tampon Trauma

I survived puberty, tampons, and all the chaos in between.

Aug 13, 2025 5 min read

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I promise, I like you. I just like my alone time.

I love people. I just need to love them from a safe distance—like, say, across the room near the snacks. I’m not antisocial; I’m just buffering.

Aug 9, 2025 5 min read

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The Time My Mom Called the Cops...on Me

My mom once called the cops because I didn’t return her call. At the time, I thought it was overprotective. Now that I have a teenager, I call it... normal.

Aug 8, 2025 2 min read