Struggling to form a new habit? Hoping to break an old one? You’re likely undermining your efforts. — We’ve all been there. A new year begins. Or even a new month. We commit to reading more books. Getting out of debt. Losing 10 pounds. Inspired we go full force towards our goal. Only to slip off the wagon three or four days later. …

Every Sunday I feature one of my followers. Highlighting the ways their writing inspired or challenge me to be a better human. Come along for the ride. I’m thankful for writers like Kristie Prada. And grateful to Medium for introducing her to me. You see, British mum Kristie is raising…

The aspect of the war no one’s talking about. — At home in my car tonight I’m thinking about Ukraine. I’m camped in the woods. Can’t check for news. Before I left town earlier this evening, I read the nuclear reactor near Ernerhodar was on fire. Threatening to blow up the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. …

Women have a complicated relationship with hair. Should we just shave it off? — **Author’s note. I acknowledge my decision to shave my head comes from privilege. Other women shave their heads due to cancer treatments or alopecia. To these brave women, I send love. On the last day of February 2021, I took a razor to my scalp. Shaving off all of my…

Every Sunday I feature one of my followers. Highlighting the ways their writing inspired or challenge me to be a better human. Come along for the ride. Clearly, RashidaLucy is a force to be reckoned with. I don’t know if she was born this way. But this girl is on fire. This past week, Rashida joined the crew over at Cielo Vida. I’m stoked she stopped by. You see, Rashida is the no-holds-barred BFF…

In 2021 I did a deep dive into cultural silencing. People of color. The LGBTIQA+ community. Women. — I took an honest look at the ways I’ve silenced others. Allowed others to silence me, And I looked frankly at the ways I’ve silenced myself. For me, much of this was tied to childhood trauma. Being raised in a home with an abusive, short-tempered, alcoholic father. …

Earlier this month, 22-year-old team USA skater Nathan Chen won Olympic gold. Chen rose up from the ashes after a bad fall during competition in the 2018 Olympics. Instead of allowing himself to be defeated, he came back in 2022 — to victory. — Afterward, he credited a major mindset shift for his success. He’d stopped focusing on winning. “Whether I won, whether I lost, I [wanted] to gain as much as I could [from the experience] that didn’t revolve around what sort of placement I got.”