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Being the Calm vs Keeping the Calm
There’s a certain type of person who becomes the person people turn to when things fall apart. You listen, you problem-solve, you hold space. You’re the one who keeps it together when the room gets tense. The one who can respond calmly when others are escalating. And somewhere along the way, that became your role.…
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Changing Seasons
There’s always that moment every year when you walk outside and just know the seasons are changing. The air feels crisp, the mornings are darker, and suddenly your go-to outfits need an extra layer. Every year, it kind of catches me off guard. Oh right, we’re doing this again. The shift always takes a little…
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Crafting A Village
No one really tells you what it feels like to not have community. Not in the sense of being alone for a weekend, but in that quiet, lingering way that makes everyday life feel emptier. There’s a particular kind of ache that comes from realizing you don’t have a solid group to fall back on,…
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The Life I’m Building Now
There’s something unique about realizing that life doesn’t look the way you once pictured it. For a long time, I imagined a version of success that was clean and linear. Graduate early, have the degree, find the career, keep climbing. I thought constant motion meant I was doing something right. But somewhere along the way,…
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A Normal Weekend
My “normal” weekend isn’t some elaborate or expensive event filled calendar, it’s just a soft rhythm of things that make me feel connected again while getting centered for a new work week. It always starts with a hot beverage, not usually coffee. An apple cider or a hot cocoa with fun toppings. Not rushed, just…
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Finding Balance Again
There’s something so special about the moment life starts to feel colorful again after a long stretch of burnout. For a while, everything feels muted as though you’re moving through fog, just trying to survive the day. You do what needs to be done, but it’s all mechanical. The spark is gone. But then, slowly,…
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Letter to the Version of Me Who Was Trying So Hard
Dear younger me, Listen to your mom when she says to enjoy being young. Education was a focal point growing up. You learned early that gold stars and straight A’s were how people saw your worth. Schools that promoted academic rigor were all you knew. At 16, you were already learning how to balance a…
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Weekend Recovery – In Reality
Sometimes, recovery doesn’t mean doing nothing. For me, a “recovery weekend” often includes folding laundry, getting groceries, reorganizing my space, or catching up on small tasks that have been sitting on my to-do list for weeks. It’s about clearing the mental clutter that’s been adding onto the burnout, or adding up because of it. Some…
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Burnout Comes in Waves – And That’s Okay
Yesterday I shared a post about what burnout feels like — that slow, creeping heaviness that can sneak up even when you think you’re managing everything just fine. I talked about how it can show up in small ways first — like irritability, exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix, or feeling detached from things you normally…
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When Burnout Feels Soul Crushing
Burnout doesn’t always show up loud. Sometimes it’s just this quiet heaviness that follows me around, a dull weight that makes everything harder than it should be. Even things I want to do feel impossible, like they’re a mountain instead of a small step. That’s when I know it’s not just being tired, it’s something…
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