Published inCurious·Jan 16, 2021How to Fall Back in Love With ReadingI went from 3 to 44 books read in the last year and I’m not stopping now. — What is you first memory of books? Mine is my Dad reading to me every night before bed. He was fired from his job the month before I was born and decided to go out on his own — build his own company and his…Reading6 min readReading6 min read
Sep 14, 2020Leaving the Cult of Alternative MedicineHow I left my alternative upbringing to enter the modern world. — The first time I can remember going to the doctor was at the age of 18. I needed a physical to study abroad so I went to my doctor, although I didn’t know I actually had one. I remember sitting in the “healthy” side…Alternative Medicine7 min readAlternative Medicine7 min read
Jul 14, 2020Reckoning with my Body AnxietyBeing content with my body starts with exploring the formative experiences that shaped my body anxiety — Once every couple of months, I’ll spend the day avoiding work and doing research on the plethora of anxiety disorders I might have. I know I don’t have social anxiety — I love meeting new people, performing and entertaining them, and I’m a people…Body Image6 min readBody Image6 min read
Published inAge of Awareness·Apr 13, 2020How I Stay Sane During QuarantineEvery piece of content I see these days has one thing or another to do with coronavirus. People are stressed out and that stress leads to a sort of fixation around the object of stress, creating more stress, anxiety, tension headaches, panic, and it’s all wrapped up in a cyclical…Morning Routines5 min readMorning Routines5 min read
Published inAge of Awareness·Apr 6, 2020To My High School English TeacherI don’t think I ever gave you a fighting chance. Not you you, what you were trying to do, what you were trying to teach me and all of us. I look back at the confused troubled kid of that time and want to give him a hug, a pat…High School5 min readHigh School5 min read
Mar 30, 2020Growing Up with Doomsday Preppers Prepped Me for CoronavirusThe outside has always been dirty to me. Not from dirt, bugs, other people, or any one thing — it’s just always been dirty. Since I can remember, if I took a single step outside the house my clothes were dirty. Growing up, I’d have to strip in the first…Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
Mar 23, 2020The Top Mistakes First Time Managers MakeI first became a manager by chance. My team leader had left abruptly for another job and we needed someone to fill the position, almost immediately. I’d like to say I was qualified, but I don’t really think I was. I was certainly eager, which was the thing my company…7 min read7 min read
Feb 21, 2020How to Know Your Brand And Use It To Affect Company CultureIf I asked you to describe yourself in a single sentence, do you think you could? Maybe you would say something about your age, ethnicity, gender, where you’re from, or what you do. What about if I asked you to describe a work colleague? Take a second and think of…Branding5 min readBranding5 min read
Jun 29, 2019Ignorant Eye for the Average GuyI started wearing Old Spice deodorant around the age of twelve. The scent took some getting used to, but I wasn’t wearing it for me — my best friend’s dad had just died and the smell reminded her of him. I thought it was sweet of me. Flash-forward to the…Human Prompt3 min readHuman Prompt3 min read
