By Andrea in North Carolina “Congratulations on your marriage!” “Your babies are so beautiful!” I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I did everything just as planned. I lived in cities. I never settled. And when I married my best friend in my thirties after launching my career, […]
By Dinah in New York Similar to hell, the road to self-love is paved with good intentions. According to millennial myth, the algorithm for mental and physical peace is simple: you ditch your desk job and predictable boyfriend to hop time zones. You experiment with ashrams and healers. Maybe you […]
By Sarah, New York I never thought I’d fall in love. I’m thankful for close friendships in my life; many starting in middle school. These friendships have kept me alive more than I can express. In High School, I’d spend my nights alone crying to myself about never finding a […]
By Miles in Florida *Miles also took all of the photos used in this piece “Someone to hold me too close. Someone to hurt you too deep. Someone to sit in my chair and ruin my sleep and make me aware of being alive. Being alive…” As I was listening […]
