Content warning: Heavy menstrual bleeding, medical trauma and stress, surgery, reproductive health, medical racism, reference to historical involuntary sterilization. I had a period that lasted 26 days. It ended with

Content warning: Heavy menstrual bleeding, medical trauma and stress, surgery, reproductive health, medical racism, reference to historical involuntary sterilization. I had a period that lasted 26 days. It ended with emergency surgery to remove a fibroid from my womb. Before that, I spent weeks bleeding, calling doctors, forcing myself into

Content note: This post discusses alcohol and drug use, explicit sexual activity, questions of consent, and feeling used after a sexual encounter. This summer, I was involved with someone I’ll

Content note: This post discusses alcohol and drug use, explicit sexual activity, questions of consent, and feeling used after a sexual encounter. This summer, I was involved with someone I’ll call G for about six weeks. The connection was supposed to be casual, friends first. It quickly became too intimate,

Content note: This one is about dating, sex, rejection, and getting in your feelings about all of it.

Content note: This one is about dating, sex, rejection, and getting in your feelings about all of it.

Content warning: trauma, sexuality, kink/BDSM dynamics, age-gap relationship dynamics, dissociation, and blurred boundaries around care, submission, and control.

Content warning: trauma, sexuality, kink/BDSM dynamics, age-gap relationship dynamics, dissociation, and blurred boundaries around care, submission, and control.

Content warning: relationship anxiety, fear of abandonment, sex/dating, nonmonogamy, attachment insecurity, and struggles with self-worth.

Content warning: relationship anxiety, fear of abandonment, sex/dating, nonmonogamy, attachment insecurity, and struggles with self-worth.

Content warning: dating fatigue, sex, stigma, emotional overwhelm, mental health spirals, rejection sensitivity, and feeling reduced to your body. Moon: Gemini Sun: Cancer

Content warning: dating fatigue, sex, stigma, emotional overwhelm, mental health spirals, rejection sensitivity, and feeling reduced to your body. Moon: Gemini Sun: Cancer

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. This one is the soft

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. This one is the soft / low-stimulation side of the menu—pretty, moody, lyrics-forward comfort listening with a tender edge. A tight little menu for soft

This post is a collection of old, unsent phone notes from the same relationship, written between 2022 and 2023. They follow a months-long cycle of thoughts I could have shared

This post is a collection of old, unsent phone notes from the same relationship, written between 2022 and 2023. They follow a months-long cycle of thoughts I could have shared with my partner. These notes show how I tried to figure out closeness by guessing and reading into things, instead

Content warning and context: this post discusses sex, nudity, body image after major body changes, BPD disclosure, fear around intimacy, and old patterns of confusing being wanted, hunted, or hurt

Content warning and context: this post discusses sex, nudity, body image after major body changes, BPD disclosure, fear around intimacy, and old patterns of confusing being wanted, hunted, or hurt with being loved. It’s exhausting, watching someone fall in love with your public-facing self: the lilt in my voice; confidence

Content warning: eating disorder / disordered eating (discussion of food habits, body image, and recovery). contextual note: I had a gastric sleeve (weight loss surgery) in 2019. In 2022, I

Content warning: eating disorder / disordered eating (discussion of food habits, body image, and recovery). contextual note: I had a gastric sleeve (weight loss surgery) in 2019. In 2022, I was diagnosed with anorexia. I still technically carry that diagnosis. What did you have for lunch today?

If tarot has been calling your name but you don’t want to start with a full spread, this is the gateway practice. One card. One question. Five minutes. No pressure,

If tarot has been calling your name but you don’t want to start with a full spread, this is the gateway practice. One card. One question. Five minutes. No pressure, no lore test, no “am I doing it wrong?” panic. This is reflection work, not a roadmap. I’m not going

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. This mini-drop is part of

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. This mini-drop is part of my Mental Health Awareness Month lane: regulation, but make it a playlist. This one is the activation + momentum side

If you liked the one-card pull, this is the next step: still simple, still gentle, but a little more directive. This is the I Can • I Will • Because

If you liked the one-card pull, this is the next step: still simple, still gentle, but a little more directive. This is the I Can • I Will • Because spread: three cards to name your capacity, pick one action, and anchor it in purpose. This is reflection work, not

April has two big lunar beats for me: a Libra Full Moon (Apr 1) that shows me what’s out of balance, and an Aries New Moon (Apr 17) that dares

April has two big lunar beats for me: a Libra Full Moon (Apr 1) that shows me what’s out of balance, and an Aries New Moon (Apr 17) that dares me to start anyway. This post is going live on Apr 17 (New Moon day) — which means I’m starting

Welcome to What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in (part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly a share of what’s on repeat). Today’s theme: soft aesthetics + cathartic

Welcome to What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in (part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly a share of what’s on repeat). Today’s theme: soft aesthetics + cathartic vibes (pretty-but-weird choices, left turns in the production, lyrics that swerve, and “wait…why is this hitting so hard?” moments). Lush

It’s my birthday (and World Book Day, and Shakespeare’s birthday too). I grew up loving books in the most literal way: in libraries, with a librarian mom. I also worked

It’s my birthday (and World Book Day, and Shakespeare’s birthday too). I grew up loving books in the most literal way: in libraries, with a librarian mom. I also worked at Barnes & Noble for about two and a half years in total, and I even did story time there

Quick note before we get into it: this is a blog post, not a journal article. I’m keeping the jargon (and the research-method rabbit holes) to a minimum on purpose.

Quick note before we get into it: this is a blog post, not a journal article. I’m keeping the jargon (and the research-method rabbit holes) to a minimum on purpose. I self-assigned this topic because the story is too fascinating to leave alone; yes, it might be a little rough

🪐 Quick content note: This post mentions BPD, emotional dysregulation, and recovery language, but the vibe is light. Take what helps and leave the rest. The premise (aka: no, I’m

🪐 Quick content note: This post mentions BPD, emotional dysregulation, and recovery language, but the vibe is light. Take what helps and leave the rest. The premise (aka: no, I’m not blaming the stars) I’m not outsourcing my personality to the sky. I’m using my birth chart like a mirror:

I’m reopening Borderline Successful. Quick hello If you’re new here, hi. If you’ve been around before, hi again.

I’m reopening Borderline Successful. Quick hello If you’re new here, hi. If you’ve been around before, hi again.

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly just me sharing what’s on repeat. Today’s theme: songs I caught in the

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly just me sharing what’s on repeat. Today’s theme: songs I caught in the wild at work (overhead speakers, someone else’s playlist, a random moment between calls) and immediately had to look up. Yes,