It is the very last day of 2020. I feel a pull to reflect on the past year and make some grand statements about what all this means and all the changes I\’m going through (which are significant), but it feels super overwhelming to write about all that at the moment. What I really came …
I suppose, technically, I\’m not in \”quarantine\”. Currently, we are under a \”Shelter-in-Place\” which is a little less restrictive than a full-on quarantine as we are still healthy and able to do basic things like \”go outside for a walk\” or \”take a trip to the grocery store\”. I also don\’t have a good \”start …
At the beginning of March, I had a one-on-one session with one of the top Enneagram teachers in the country. Being a close friend to the couple who runs the primary Enneagram group in Austin, Marion Gilbert arrived for a weekend of sessions with people who are trying to navigate our wild world while oftentimes …
Buckle in, everybody. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Disclaimer I feel the need to add a disclaimer / trigger warning that today I’m going to talk about the part of my life I am currently most ashamed about. Before you even ask, yes, I am getting “help” I actually have 2 therapists, a …
I am here at the 2017 Tableau Conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This is my 3rd time visiting Las Vegas and I really (non-ironically) enjoy this city, but I have this sneaking suspicion it is not for the same reasons that other people like Vegas (or don’t like Vegas). This is also an …
There are myriad factors contributing to my current state of mind: A combination of missing a dose of my anxiety medication, the beginning of my period, recovering from allergies (or was it a short-lived cold?), it being a Monday, the general state of malaise the whole country has been feeling since Trump became president, having …
Probably my favorite part of being a \”grown up\” is being able to earn enough money / time off to actually go places with friends, especially when I don\’t get to see those friends very often because they live far away. Jennifer and I have always consciously made an effort to go on trips together …
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\”Are you mad?\” Evan asked, with a look of concern in his eyes. I\’m not entirely sure what gave it away, my breathing, my shortness, my eyes. In times like this, I often lie and say \”No, I\’m not mad.\” and start \”passively\” stomping about in a huff to make my discontent known. He knows …
Over the last couple of years, I have developed an obsession with personal development. It probably stems from my work in the enneagram which probably stems from relentlessly searching for a way to fix my anxious monkey mind. I am trying to do my inner work so that I can be better than I was …
Talk Less. Smile More. Not only is this advice from the hit musical, Hamilton, but it is also advice that I have heard a lot in my life. Well, I\’ve heard the 1st part a lot, the second part not so much as I have always been a smiley person, but I get the first one …