It’s normal that we’ve all become increasingly reliant on our technology to get our needs met in the modern world. With the push of a button or the swiping of a finger, you’re able to create a rapid and seemingly sudden shift in your reality. You in the mood for…

Recently I purchased a book that was recommended by my therapist. We’ve been working together for roughly a year. He specializes in the Jungian style of clinical psychotherapy and helps people change the stories about who they believe they are. I was feeling lost and panicked after deciding to leave…

I lived in a halfway house for several months. It was a project developed by a non-profit organization called New Hope, created specifically for military veterans. New Hope also owned and operated multiple homeless shelters and it was in one of those shelters that my case worker was able to…

An Urban Legend of Mutual Sexual Exploitation — We bumped into each other in the city. She was wearing a leopard faux fur overcoat. Her eyelids were thick and painted with a dark violet coat of eye shadow. Her lashes were seductively long, her hair blonde and thick. I was working right in the heart of the big…

Anger is one of those murky emotions most people often try to conceal or restrain. It gets a bad rep and it certainly does no good to hold on to it but I believe there is immense value in understanding your anger and from that point learning how to express…

“Men are not dogs. We merely think we are and, on occasion, act as if we are. But, by believing in our nobler nature, women have the amazing power to inspire us to live up to it.” ― Neil Strauss Here is some practical wisdom I would share with my…

“Every human being has four endowments — self-awareness, conscience, independent will, and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom: The power to choose, to respond, to change.” — Stephen Covey Some people hit rock bottom once and they have that one epiphany that transforms their lives and they…

A short poem dedicated to anyone who discovers, speaks, and lives by the truth, no matter what. — Stand up to that bully Hold her hand for the first time Go for the kiss, embrace her fully. Drown yourself in sorrow Let your imagination conjure the worst Feel your bones rattle. Lungs filled with dust. You’ve been here before Vulnerable. Helpless. Trembling you march forward, ready. Speak your truth and let the chips fall where they may.

“You fat nasty bitch.” The words uttered through the phone and echoed in my ears. It was my dad’s voice. Mom had just handed me the phone. They had been arguing. My parents were in the middle of their divorce and it wasn’t pretty. Dad had been seeing another woman and mom caught him…