BEYOND SNAP JUDGEMENT

BEYOND SNAP JUDGEMENT

In our relationships, whether romantic, familial, or professional, we often find ourselves standing at the crossroads between “judgement” and understanding. How they intersect is key. “Judgement” is quick, reactive, and often rooted in fear or assumptions....
THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION: CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION: CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

I have spent years wrestling with the hardest questions life can throw at us. “Can you forgive me?” stands above all others. This question demands more than just a yes or no. We are asked to not only face our deepest flaws, but bare our mistakes with the risk of...
BETRAYAL

BETRAYAL

I used to think that “betrayal” was something that others did to me. Each instance truly felt like a sharp, external wound inflected by a person(s) I trusted. And for years, I carried those scars like proof of my violated innocence. But as time passed, I began to...
NORMAL

NORMAL

We often treat “normal” as a gold standard. It is the invisible rulebook that defines how people should talk, behave, and look. However, I believe that the idea of normal is a myth born from societal statistical averages and conformity rather than from truth....
CONFRONTING FEAR

CONFRONTING FEAR

There is a quiet epidemic among us. It is not one of illness, but of emotional retreat. Many of us live behind walls built from consistent concern. Our emotions are trapped in a consuming state of fear. These include the fear of failure, the fear of rejection, and the...
LIFE’S CRUCIBLES

LIFE’S CRUCIBLES

Predictably, we all experience moments in life where everything we thought we knew begins to unravel. Some appear as lost loves, personal betrayals, or luckless medical diagnosis. Each event possesses a silence so deeply felt that their impacts endlessly reverberates...