We Fell in Love With the Mirror That Isn’t Real There is something unsettling happening quietly, almost politely, right in front of us. We upload a real photo. A real face. A real body. A real moment pulled from an actual life. ChatGPT or any AI image tool takes that data and produces a version … Continue reading Why We Fall in Love With AI Versions of Ourselves and Reject the Real Us
When Grief Doesn’t Knock, It Breaks the Door Down There are seasons in life where pain arrives politely. It gives you a warning. It softens the blow. You sense it coming and you brace yourself. And then there are seasons like this one. No warning. No mercy. No pause to breathe. In the span of … Continue reading Grieving From Afar: Losing Family in Iran, Faith in God, and Coping With Overwhelming Loss
I need to say this upfront.This is not a clinical article written from a distance.This is written from inside the mess. I live with ADHD.I have struggled with addiction.I binge eat. Not “used to.” Not “a little.” Not “in recovery and everything is neat now.”I live in the overlap where all three shake hands and … Continue reading The Trifecta That Hijacked My Brain: Addiction, ADHD, and Binge Eating
The Water That Made Us and May Be Unmaking Us: A Human History Written in Every Sip Water has always been more than something we drink. It is memory. It is medicine. It is power. It is survival. From the first cups drawn from rivers to the glass poured from a modern tap, drinking water … Continue reading Water’s Impact Throughout History
Iran Is Not What You Think It Is Iran is one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. The name alone triggers headlines, fear, politics, and assumptions. For many people, Iran is reduced to a single image. Angry crowds. Covered women. Nuclear threats. Sanctions. War. But Iran is older than most civilizations people casually … Continue reading Iran Beyond The Headlines
I am starting over again. And saying that out loud at 42 years old hits differently than it did at 22, or even 32. Back then, starting over felt like reinvention. Now it feels like a reckoning. There is a quiet shame that comes with it. Not the kind that screams, but the kind that … Continue reading Begin Again
For most of my life, I knew something was off. Not wrong in a way I could point to, not broken in a way anyone else seemed concerned about, but off enough that it followed me everywhere. I lived with a constant sense of friction, like I was moving through the world at a different … Continue reading Living With Late-Diagnosed ADHD: The Truth I Was Never Given
Healing Through Grief: How to Transform Loss Into Strength and Emotional Wellness Grief has a way of shaking you to your core. It’s not something you ever get used to, even if you’ve experienced it before. Recently, I lost someone who was like a brother to me. I’ve had friends pass away before, but this … Continue reading The Weight of Grief: Learning to Live Through Loss
If you’ve ever scrolled through Instagram or TikTok in early November and seen bright marigolds, painted skulls, and candlelit altars, you’ve witnessed a glimpse of one of Mexico’s most powerful and meaningful traditions: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. To an outsider, it might look like a mix between Halloween and a … Continue reading The Spirit of Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life, Love, and Legacy
After two years of planning, saving, visualizing, and mapping every detail, I finally did it - I made it to Mexico. What I imagined would unfold one way, unfolded in a completely different direction. Not in a bad way. Not even in a good way. Just… different. The kind of different that reminds you that … Continue reading I Made It: The Journey That Changed Everything
