running vs. hypnotherapy

Running teaches me that in order to change, we must embrace sameness. Pink elephants could never.

Apr 11 • 

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February 2025

diary of a retired college athlete who still wants to compete

where are the spaces for adult women to savagely compete (recreationally)?

Feb 27 • 

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17:43

January 2025

my only new year's resolution: waste more time

How will you "waste" your time in 2025?

Jan 2 • 

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December 2024

i still believe in santa clause

(i'm a 29 year old woman)

Dec 23, 2024 • 

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22:29

November 2024

reflections: the new york city marathon

a day of connection, a day of collective vulnerability

Nov 4, 2024 • 

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October 2024

the migration of the monarch: becoming our supergeneration selves

our strongest selves are built by our weakest selves—the versions of us who were unable to get where we wanted and needed to go, but resilient enough to…

Oct 16, 2024 • 

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September 2024

The Desk

a short story | fiction

Sep 18, 2024 • 

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May 2024

the problem with micro nostalgia

"nostalgia is a mind's trick" - taylor swift

May 8, 2024 • 

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April 2024

running / injury / grief / hopefulness

Being injured is weird. And sad. Mostly sad, actually. I wrote about it in an essay published in OFF magazine. Excerpt below. Link to the full essay…

Apr 24, 2024 • 

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the most embarrassing incident of my life!

nostalgia = memory - anxiety

Apr 14, 2024 • 

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Enlightened Strength

short story | fiction

Apr 3, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Dog Dads

a short story | fiction

Mar 17, 2024 • 

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