Dear younger Ria, I wish I could sit beside you for a little while. I wish I could hold your small hands and tell you about the extraordinary life waiting for you. I’m not going to pretend it will be easy. It won’t be. You’re going to be a little girl who never quite fits…
What happens when the life you’ve been working toward no longer feels like yours? I spent a long time trying to answer that question—and eventually realized I had to stop running long enough to hear my own answer.
This Pride Month, I keep thinking about courage. Not the kind of courage that jumps out of airplanes or climbs mountains. The quieter kind. The kind that looks in the mirror, sees who you are, and chooses not to hide. Lately, I’ve been rewatching my favorite show, Sense8, and there was a scene that hit…
A clear, grounded explanation of the Minneapolis ICE shootings in 2026 — what’s known, why protests are growing, and how we can take informed, meaningful action
One of the hardest things you’ll ever do is let go of someone you still have so much love and hope for. It requires a deep level of self-awareness, maturity and acceptance to do what’s right — even when it hurts, even when your heart wants to hold on. There’s a destabilizing, soul-crushing kind of heartbreak…
This post is my Christmas Mood Board— a single place where I’ll be sharing my holiday visuals as I create them. Instead of posting everything separately, I wanted one space where you can: I’ll be updating this post daily with new Christmas images as the campaign unfolds, so feel free to check back or bookmark…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept or a “someday” technology — it’s here, it’s evolving quickly, and sparking a wide range of reactions — excitement, fear, resistance, curiosity. We’re entering a moment where creativity, presence, and technology are colliding — and I don’t think we’ve fully reckoned with what that means yet….
If this year taught me anything, it’s this: stop expecting you from other people. Not everyone carries the same heart, the same intentions, or the same capacity as you do.People don’t meet you at your level. They meet you at theirs.And that’s not a bad thing. It’s just human. For a long time, I moved…
A trauma-informed guide to reclaiming your power after narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and stalking.
If you haven’t read my first post about what happened — the horror story that started it all — you can read it here. Trigger Warning: This post discusses themes of stalking, psychological abuse, revenge porn, suicide threats, and firearms for self-defense. Please prioritize your mental health and proceed with care. 🔁 The Plot Twist…