THE JOURNAL

“I’ve always felt like I was born in the wrong era when it came to relationships.” I’m a hopeless romantic in a time where love feels disposable. Where relationships are treated like trial subscriptions instead of covenants. Where the moment discomfort shows up, the advice is quick and loud: leave, you deserve better, don’t tolerate […]

There is a version of me people think they know,but they don’t know the seasons that shaped her. They don’t know how many nights I showed up for peoplewhen I could barely show up for myself. I showed up when I was tired,pouring from a place already running on fumes.I showed up when my bank […]

This is not the body I once knew.Not the body he first fell in love with.Not the body that moved with ease, danced without pain, or felt untouched by time.Not the body he undressed the first time we made love.Not the body that was unscarred, unmarked, and carefree. This body has lived more life than […]

Thanksgiving sits in the air with a sweetness that feels familiar, but also a weight that we do not always name out loud. This season brings the smell of casseroles in the oven, football games playing in the background, little ones running across the house, and families trying to squeeze joy into the spaces where […]