Yesterday, I posted on Instagram that Sanctimommies are the mean girls from high school who found, in motherhood, a new platform from which to make themselves feel superior to other women. The post was met with hundreds of Likes, along with many positive comments from other moms who, at one time or another, have crossed…
This is an draft excerpt from an unpublished book that is still a work in progress. I am unsure if I will ever publish this book, so while I slowly make my way through writing it, I want to share some parts that I think might be relevant or useful to women like me. One…
In self-care discourse online, we often talk about the soft work of self-care. Things like removing anything from our lives that disrupts our peace, getting the right people at our table (and removing the ones who don’t belong there), and so on. Notice I call this soft work, not easy work. Even the soft work…
It’s always been interesting to me that many couples choose to go to couples therapy when their relationship is in trouble. It’s not that I have anything against couples therapy. I just happen to think that, if a relationship has broken down to the point where a third party is needed to help them navigate…
I am a proud feminist. I sometimes wonder how any woman could identify as anything besides a feminist. After all, the principles of feminism are simple: to fight for equality for and empowerment of women. However, I’m beginning to understand why some women feel uncomfortable with the label. And the reason they feel that discomfort,…
Two weeks ago, I began my sober curious journey. I knew I wasn’t addicted or dependent, but decided that it was time to re-evaluate my relationship with alcohol. It had become just as much a part of my bedtime routine as taking off my makeup and moisturizing. I knew I could stop at any time,…
Being an author in the age of social media means practically endless self-promotion. Whether you go the traditional or the self-publishing route, an inevitable part of your journey will be marketing and bringing awareness to your book. Social media gives authors access to potential readers unlike ever before. But, as every author knows, all that…
Learning an important life lesson from Janice Dickinson was not on my 2023 Bingo Card, but here we are. It’s 11:31 PM and I can’t sleep because I had the brilliant idea to have a cup of coffee at 4:30 PM. (There is not a single problem that a late afternoon coffee can solve for…
I talk a lot about self-care journeys, self-love journeys, and healing journeys. And someone who has been on one of those for over three years, it’s a topic that is very dear to my heart. Many of us began our self-care, self-love healing journeys after hitting what most of us would call an emotional rock…
If you spend any time in bookish spaces on TikTok, Instagram, or Threads, you’ve probably heard the controversy around a certain traditionally published (and highly successful, I might add) author who got herself into a bit of hot water. In what as meant to be a “helpful advice” video, this author explained to her audience…
