Tag: mental health

• The Myth of One Soulmate

  How I learned that forever doesn’t always mean together. Love came in fragments, and I learned to call it whole. Some people believe you only get one great love — one person whose soul is made to mirror your own. I used to believe that too. Now I know better. Some loves arrive to awaken…

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• Relearning softness

  After years of defense… I grew up in confusion more than darkness. My childhood wasn’t all pain it was just uneven, unpredictable. A lot of second-guessing about where I belonged. At home, I was always quietly wondering: Is it safer with Mom today? Or Dad? I learned to read the room before I learned to trust it.…

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• When Fiction Isn’t Fiction (and You’re Still the Villain Anyway)

  Some men don’t write novels. They write cover stories. There’s a particular kind of audacity it takes to turn your failed marriage into fiction — to pour your truth onto the page, scrub it of names, and call it art. My sister’s ex-husband has decided he’s a novelist now. His “fictional” story centers on a…

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• Workplaces Celebrate ‘Family Culture’—Just Not Single Mothers

  Everyone loves the idea of “family-friendly work culture” until a woman becomes a single mother. Suddenly flexibility turns into quiet punishment, and motherhood becomes something you’re expected to manage invisibly. Companies celebrate family values in branding, but behind recruiting doors, single mothers are treated less like valuable hires—and more like scheduling risks.

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• Therapy: Back on the couch (my couch that is)

  Going Back, back to Therapy, therapy. So, I went back to therapy. Not because I had a major breakdown (though, let’s be real, I’ve been this close a few times), but because I finally admitted to myself that I can’t do this whole “be everything to everyone and be me in the mix of it…

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• Edit the Room

  If it drains you, it’s too expensive. Mute the chat, unfollow the noise, cancel the guilt-yes, and add one energizing cue to your space. Proximity is power—sit near the life you want and watch your focus and peace come back.

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• September jt.

  Why You Need a Monthly “Me” Check-In… Let’s be real—life moves fast. One minute you’re paying bills and buying snacks for school, the next thing you know, three months have flown by and you can’t even remember the last time you did something just for you. That’s where a monthly “me” check-in comes in. Think…

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• Where to Actually Relax in Portland

  Relaxing in Portland isn’t just a luxury — it’s survival. Between work, kids, and the endless grind of everyday life, burnout can creep in fast. Sometimes the only way to breathe again is to step out of the chaos and into the spaces this city built for slowing down. From mossy trails in Forest Park…

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• Podcasts That Feel Like Therapy for Burnt-Out Moms

  Burnout isn’t just about being tired — it’s about carrying too much, for too long, with no finish line in sight. For single moms, it’s working a full-time job and then clocking into the second shift at home without ever getting to clock out. It’s survival mode stacked on survival mode. That’s why I put…

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• Burnout & career life.

  When Survival Mode Becomes Your 9–5 Burnout doesn’t always look like collapsing in bed and sleeping for twelve hours. Sometimes it looks like showing up every day, on time, with a coffee in your hand and a smile that doesn’t quite reach your eyes. For single moms, burnout is different. It’s not just about work…

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• The corporate clapback

  & how to advocate for yourself at work as a single mama. Because your job title doesn’t even begin to cover what you do before 9AM. Let’s be honest — most workplaces say they support parents… until a child gets sick, a daycare closes, or your Teams status says “BRB: meltdown.” Corporate culture was built…

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• The Origin Story (but less g.o.t. & more or less basic)

  In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.

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