Every letter so far
Comparison Is the Thief of Joy
At 19, watching people I knew head off to Ivy League schools, I felt like a total failure. Years later, that comparison doesn't even matter. On trading someone else's scoreboard for your own.
Focus on What You Can Control
On the exhaustion of gripping what you can't control, and the quiet shift that happens when you put your energy into what's actually yours instead.
Put Your Own Mask On First
If you don't have love and joy for yourself, how much can you really give someone else? What self-care actually looks like, and why it made me a better leader.
Dealing with People Who Frustrate You
What a boss who once told me "fix it or leave" ended up teaching me about frustration, curiosity, and the people who challenge us most.
How to Listen
Repeating someone's words back to them isn't the same as making them feel heard. Two words that changed everything.
Anger is a Teacher
Anger is a secondary emotion. It's rarely about what's actually in front of you. What to do once you notice the gap.
Fine on the outside and falling apart on the inside
Covid, panic attacks that felt like dying, and losing myself so quietly I didn't notice until I was already gone.