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2020 – The Recap That You Don’t Care About

UncategorizedJanuary 3, 20210Comments

I currently have 4,195 photos on my camera roll — I love increments of five, so it genuinely brings a sense of ease over me. I’m scrolling up to January 2020 to see what the hell happened to me this year because honestly, ending it by leaving my long-term relationship has almost forced me to compartmentalize the…

Mele Kalikimaka by Kayli Telfer

UncategorizedDecember 25, 20200Comments

Courtesy of Kayli Telfer It’s finally December - one of my favorite months, especially for eight-year-old me! It's the start of the month and I’m begging my Dad to go get the tree; it’s always been a family tradition of ours to get a real one. He said we have to wait a little…

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UncategorizedDecember 16, 20200Comments

As I sit here on my blood-stained bed (from Azey's teething, not from a period... ew, you guys) with my legs crossed, wearing a Dr. Jart sheet mask and blue-blocker glasses, I am inclined to reflect on how my life has unfolded up to this point. I suppose this is natural with any birthday,…

Therapize Me – Featuring Ashley Doss

WellnessDecember 13, 20200Comments

What brings you here today? Feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? Unsure what the future holds? Drinking too much coffee? Drinking too much alcohol? Relapsed on cigarettes? Missing your friends? Not sure how to deal with you and your partner working from home? SAME. I asked my cousin, Ashley, the PhD, to sit down and talk with me…

The Playbook For Life, Featuring Tim Besch

WellnessDecember 6, 20200Comments

You know when you meet someone, and instantly just feel you’ll have a connection with them forever? Courtesy of the Author Yeah, that wasn’t the case with Tim… he was fine – average, really. Kind of bland personality, real monotone sounding, not funny at all. But then he started really ingratiating himself into the Judd Apatow…

My Gratitude

UncategorizedNovember 29, 20200Comments

I’m grateful that I allow myself time to create because I love to. I’m grateful for the large cup of coffee, oat milk, and honey that I make for myself every morning, not only because it tastes great, but because it keeps my bowel movements consistent. I’m grateful for name-brand toilet paper because the bullshit…

We Are One (Thanksgiving Edition) – with Marney Henze

UncategorizedNovember 26, 20200Comments

Who better to interview for Thanksgiving week than Marney Henze? That’s a rhetorical question, obviously… Marney is one of my favorite people and I’m beyond flattered she sat down to share a snippet of her story with us, because she’s truly a beacon of light. We “met” in eighth grade, and by met, I mean…

Kidz Bop & Quantum Physics, featuring Arielle Dettmer

UncategorizedNovember 22, 20200Comments

I connected with Arielle on the Girlboss platform last month about our love for dance; she, however, had a much different trajectory than I did with the sport, which you’ll learn about in our interview. Arielle is currently double majoring in dance and health science at Chapman University and naturally, would like to pursue a…

Time For Greatness featuring Ross Bautista

UncategorizedNovember 15, 20200Comments

I’ve gone back and forth about the importance of identifying the relationship between the interviewer and the interviewee… is it important to know whether there’s a connection? Whether they’ve known each other for a while? And for how long? Ultimately, after reading an Issa Rae interview between her and a close friend, I decided…

What a Biden | Harris Win Means to Us

UncategorizedNovember 8, 20200Comments

As I sit here recalling the consistent oscillation of emotions experienced between 5 pm on November 3rd through 9:26 am on November 7th, from heightened nerves to inflated confidence, from heavy anxiety to deep sadness, and a healthy amount of tears, I finally feel overwhelmed with relief, gratitude, and sincere hope for our future. That…

Lights, Camera, Fedora, featuring Brandon Caraco

UncategorizedOctober 31, 20200Comments

Brandon and I go way back… specifically, to October 3rd, 2020, when we met on the set of ‘Bat Girl at War’ – a short fan film we were selected to star in by the lovely Alexzander Rogers. He put on his green Riddler costume and I could tell he was born to play a…

Calling All Vulva Owners, by Rae Kennedy

WellnessOctober 25, 20200Comments

I was about five years old when I pulled at a loose thread dangling from the edge of my underwear. It must have ended somewhere along my vulva because when I tugged to remove it, it tickled the whole way out and I felt a tingling sensation I’d never felt before. I'm not sure I…