For some, deciding to quit a job after enduring a negative work environment, a stagnation in personal or professional growth, or just plain boredom can feel incredibly liberating. They feel confident in their next moves, and may even try to …

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be the girl who had all of the answers. The strong one, the fearless, independent leader who could knock down every obstacle and single handedly conquer all of my own …

I had never wanted anything so much in my life. I craved it like oxygen. I longed for it to validate my very existence. It was a dream that turned my life into a nightmare; an idol I worshipped even …

You’re sitting at a Chinese restaurant at the corner of your street. You just had a hard day at work and all you want is some Kung Pao Chicken and the freedom to cry alone. The waitress brings you your …

In Hans Zimmer’s recent Netflix Concert Special, ‘Live in Prague’, one of the most prolific composers of our time spends a good five minutes bragging to the audience about the prodigious talents of his drummer. He then praises the skill of …

I remember it like it was yesterday. As a child of 12, my limbs were long but weightless. Floating like a feather on the gentle breeze, I passively observed my heart from afar – a fertile green field not yet …

When I was 17 years old, I could not wait to be ‘an adult’. The idea of independence seemed so glamorous: having a full time job, an apartment, and a life outside of my family’s home was the green grass …

I fell into my bed, absolutely exhausted. I felt my body melting into the mattress. The covers engulfed me in a hug that I desperately needed, causing my shoulders to start to relax. I decided that I didn’t want to …

My cranium is filled with a little lake where my brain used to be. Years ago, I would close my eyes for the day, a ‘Gone Fishin’ sign painted on the fronts of my eyelids, and tromp down the shores …

I remember the night vividly. I was laying in my bed, mind spiraling and tears staining my pillow case, wondering what in the world I was going to do now. I just found out that the person I was going …