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‘FOMO’ Burned Me Out

The first time I came across the term “FOMO,” it was in a personal essay about burning out. I didn’t really know what “burning out” meant either, but I was suddenly very interested in learning all about what I seemed to be suffering from.

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When It’s Okay Not To Be Kind

Conventional (read: outdated and sexist) wisdom tells us that when a woman asks “how do I look,” she is almost always fishing for a compliment or seeking reassurance.

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Sleeping Under The Rainbow

I slept under a giant rainbow when I was young. Each color spanned a width of the wall as long as my arm, soaring from one corner of the bedroom to another.

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Crying Alone On A Street In Soho

It was a scene many of us have been in: I’m on a quiet stretch of Bleecker in Soho. It’s November, and it’s starting to get cold, and I’m shivering from the cold and shaking from sobs.

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Self-Improvement

Self-Improvement: the improvement of one’s knowledge, status or character by one’s own efforts.

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