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I had perfected the art of outsourcing life. Every aspect of daily living that could be delegated, was. One day, I cracked open a walnut...

I've come to believe that the presence of choice - and actively exercising it - transforms how we experience life's demands. When we...

Growing up in an environment where suppressing emotions was encouraged and expected, I learned to equate stoicism with strength. This...

My life had been planned down to 30-minute increments. Then I met my partner. Raised in a sun-soaked place by a warm, loving family, he...

For years, I struggled to name my childhood experiences as trauma, believing that since I was never physically abused and always had food...

In my early twenties, the encounter with a high-quality makeup mirror in a luxury hotel revealed details of my skin I had never noticed -...

My love affair with Portuguese cuisine began alongside my growing affection for my partner's parents. They express their love through...

In Chinese, the beautiful word for kindred spirit - 知己 - literally means "knowing myself." For many years, I was still in pursuit of...

Last Saturday morning, I caught myself in an old pattern. Four painters arrived early at my property, and upon overhearing their wish for...

I've grown wary of expertise. Not of deep knowledge or mastery, but of the mindset that often accompanies it – the subtle closure of...

Campfires seem to awaken our most primal memories of connection and community, reaching back through countless generations who gathered...

My relationship with corporate attire began in 2011 when I landed my first investment role. My natural inclination toward comfort quickly...