Tag: pdx

• 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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• 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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• 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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• Dating in portland? ew.

  Let’s talk about the tragic comedy that is dating in Portland, Oregon… while being a full-time single mom in her 30s… who still doesn’t fully understand how to swipe on Hinge without accidentally matching with a guy who looks like he vapes essential oils and wears toe shoes to pick up his organic kale from…

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