In exactly two weeks I turn 30 (shoutout to my birthday twin Lucy Hale who also turns 30!) I used to be terrified, thinking by 30 I had to “have it all” (whatever that means). Now that it’s really happening, I can tell you it’s not that scary. Surprisingly, I feel better now than I [...]
I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember—always caring about what other people think, worrying about being judged, and overanalyzing everything. As a kid, I never raised my hand in class even if I was 99% sure I knew the answer. In my success-driven mind, every bad score on a test meant [...]
Having lived in NYC for nearly five years, I feel ready to write this article. Let me start by saying that I grew up on Long Island so the city was just a train ride away. I didn’t come here from Oklahoma expecting this fabulous Sex and the City lifestyle filled with Cosmos, shopping and [...]
You may not realize it consciously, but we all have a story in our minds; a story of how we believe life should be. For many of us, it sounds something like: Do well in school, go to college, get a good job, fall in in love, and live happily ever after. For some, it [...]
