The Albums We Never Open
More than 10 photo albums in a cabinet I barely open, and I can still tell you what's on page four. On what we keep, and why keeping isn't the same as looking.
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September 13, 2026
Thoughtful reflections and insights on personal growth, positivity, and navigating life’s challenges.
The Things I Don’t Need to Hear Today
January has a way of staying loud. New opinions, new predictions, new advice. On a quieter kind of subtracting: noticing how much I don't need to hear today.
January 23, 2026
The Things I’m No Longer Explaining
After the holidays comes a different kind of tiredness. Not from doing too much, but from explaining too much. On choices that feel settled until we defend them.
January 9, 2026
The “To-Don’t” List
It's mid-December, and everyone is making plans for more. This year I'm writing a to-don't list instead, a note on what we might be ready to leave behind.
December 12, 2025
When You’re Pushed to the Limit
Welcome back to The Upside of the Downside. This week: those moments when life pushes harder than you expected, and what they can show us about our strength.
November 29, 2025
When You’re Running on Empty
From the series: The Upside of the Downside Last time, we talked about confidence, and how it grows softer and more real when life humbles you. This week, I want…
November 16, 2025
The Day My Confidence Wore Crocs
From the series: The Upside of the Downside In our last episode, we explored the strange mirror of comparison and how easily we can lose ourselves by measuring against others.…
October 30, 2025
Comparison is a Weird Mirror
From the series: The Upside of the Downside Welcome back to The Upside of the Downside. In our last conversation, we explored what it means to face setbacks and still keep moving…
October 17, 2025
When the Plan Falls Apart (and You’re Still Standing)
From the series: The Upside of the Downside In our last conversation, we talked about what it means to go quiet, to stay calm and present even when life puts…
October 3, 2025
When Life Puts You on Mute
From the series: The Upside of the Downside After last week’s introduction, I’ve been reflecting on how life often doesn’t ask. It simply acts. And sometimes, it acts by turning…
August 22, 2025