Standing in the grocery store on Christmas Eve, here’s what I’m learning about “supposed to,” New Year’s torture, and the one question that actually helps.
Trust Inspiration, Not Trauma
Learning to distinguish creative inspiration from trauma responses. On recognizing the difference between what’s alive and what’s just urgency.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Be, And Totally Uneasy
The itch, the ache, the insight I didn’t know I was avoiding
The Perfect Day I Didn’t Want
Perfect day for kayaking, zero motivation. I finally stopped feeling guilty for wasting ideal conditions and started trusting my feelings.
I Want to Be Like Theo (But I Keep Failing at Costco)
Why 45 years of spiritual work still can’t save me at Costco – and why that’s actually okay.
What If You Didn’t Need to Decide?
Learn how to break free from decision paralysis by trusting what feels alive. Research-backed insights on intuitive decision making, plus actionable steps to stop overthinking.
I Told The Expert No (Here’s What Happened)
When my dog’s vet recommended immediate surgery, I chose a different path. Here’s what I learned about trusting my own judgment over expert advice—and finding peace in uncertainty.
How I Stopped Consuming Other People’s Lives and Started Living My Own
When you stop filling every moment with other people’s content, ideas, and expectations, you create room for your own inspirations to emerge.
What Are You Waiting to Give Yourself Permission For?
A story of Indian fabric, thirteen years of hesitation, and the invisible finish lines we create for our own lives.
The Numbers You’re Chasing Aren’t Real
How a Japanese pedometer campaign, bottled water companies and a 19th-century mathematician convinced us we were failing at being human