Main character vibes
A story about attention, disruption, and what happens when someone is finally seen. Sometimes chaos isn’t rebellion — it’s a quiet request for recognition.
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About self-definition, agency, language and the moments where an old version of yourself no longer fits.
The junkie era
This reflection is not about quitting, fixing, or judging addiction.
It is about recognizing the patterns we use to cope — and reclaiming agency through awareness rather than control.
Not perfection, but conscious choice.
Discernment over diagnosis
Discernment over diagnosis is a personal reflection on navigating the mental healthcare system, medication, and the fine line between trust and self-responsibility. Through lived experience with diagnosis, pharmaceuticals, and eventual healing, this essay explores why discernment — rather than blind acceptance or rejection — became my most essential tool. Not a rejection of medicine, but an invitation to listen inward and stay in relationship with your body, your symptoms, and the choices you make.
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Meditational resistance
A personal essay on resistance to meditation and the power of awareness. This piece explores how meditation creates space between thought and emotion — and why training attention can be one of the simplest ways to regain clarity and control.
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Chicory chump
Chicory chump is a personal reflection on trust, responsibility, and the urge to guide others. What starts as a small family moment around a dinner table unfolds into a deeper lesson about letting people walk their own path — and how real care often means staying present without forcing direction.
Rolling towards inspiration
I never knew what I wanted to become. In this essay I reflect on rolling through life, following expected paths, and only later realizing how every detour, job, and failure quietly prepared me for the work I’m doing now. A story about trust, hindsight, and finding inspiration by keeping yourself in motion.
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Your unique path in life
Your unique path in life is a reflection on change, choice, and trusting that there is no single road to happiness. This essay explores how taking one honest, attainable step — instead of forcing transformation — can gently lead you back to yourself and onto a path that truly fits.
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Awareness out loud just hits differently
Awareness out loud just hits differently is a reflection on how naming your triggers — literally saying them out loud — can instantly create space, humor, and choice. This essay explores how speaking awareness breaks emotional momentum and turns old reactions into something you can gently laugh at instead of obey.
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Know thyself – part 2
Know thyself – part 2 is a deeply personal reflection on losing myself in other people’s expectations — and slowly reclaiming my inner authority. This essay explores burnout, self-abandonment, and the moment I realized that knowing myself was not a luxury, but a necessity for living truthfully and sustainably.
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Victimhood to self-love
Victimhood to self-love is a personal reflection on living at the mercy of toxic thought patterns — and the slow, deliberate journey toward self-acceptance. This essay explores awareness, meditation, and the realization that self-love doesn’t begin with positive thinking, but with learning how to relate differently to your inner world.
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Any way, any how
Any way, any how is a reflection on change, awareness, and taking the first doable step when life feels overwhelming. This essay explores how transformation doesn’t begin with certainty or strength, but with willingness — and how small, conscious changes can quietly reveal your path forward.
Know thyself – part 1
Know thyself – part 1 is a personal reflection on the moment my life collapsed — and how that breakdown revealed a deeper truth: I didn’t actually know myself. This essay explores self-awareness, responsibility, and how small, sincere changes can reconnect you with an authentic life that is no longer shaped by other people’s expectations.
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