I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
Apparently, about one in three adults believes the world is ending within their lifetime. One. In. Three. Which means statistically, if you’re in a meeting, a subway car, or a heated group chat, someone in there is quietly thinking, “Well, this is all about to end anyway.” Comforting. […]
There are posts you scroll past.And then there are posts that make you stop mid-scroll, mid-thought, mid-I was just checking one thing before bed. This one, about Banksy, “good intentions,” and the physics of pushing people toward better, did exactly that. Because it sneaks up on you. It […]
I recently stumbled upon a “fact” floating around social media that exorcism is now a booming business. A booming business. Like tech. Like wellness. Like artisanal sourdough. Somewhere between oat milk and AI, we’ve apparently made room for demons. Now, before we all start side-eyeing our neighbors and […]
We tend to treat intelligence like it’s a fixed asset. Something you either have, like good hair or a tolerance for small talk, or you don’t. But I’ve been thinking. What if intelligence isn’t a possession? What if it’s a posture? What if intelligence is simply curiosity in […]
I have a confession. I don’t sort things. Not my socks. Not my cutlery. Not even my laundry. Somewhere, a Type A personality just clutched their label maker. Let me explain. My sock drawer is a lawless land. A democratic free-for-all. Patterns mingle with solids. Athletic socks cozy […]
Every night, like a moth to a glowing, judgmental flame, I crawl into bed and open my phone. “I’ll just scroll for a few minutes,” I tell myself, a woman who has never in her life scrolled for “a few minutes.” Forty-seven TikToks later, I am somehow watching […]
I saw a quote the other day while doing what all of us do when we are absolutely not looking for existential reflection but are scrolling. It said something like: If everyone in the world wrote down their problems and threw them into a hat, would you reach […]
There are movies you watch as a kid and think, “Cool.” And then there are movies you revisit as an adult and think, “…wait a minute, is this a cautionary tale about my job?” Enter RoboCop. At first glance, it’s peak 80s dystopian sci-fi. It’s a crime-ridden Detroit, […]
I was minding my business. Thriving, even. Or at the very least, moderately hydrated and answering emails with appropriate punctuation. And then LinkedIn, ever the unexpected philosopher, offered me this gem. “Appreciate those who gossip about you. It’s not easy for someone to set aside their own problems […]
There are crimes of passion. Crimes of greed. Crimes of opportunity. And then there are crimes of meatball. I recently stumbled upon a story that made me pause, squint, and ask the age-old psychological question: Is it really a crime if everyone is full and mildly delighted afterward? […]
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