Nowhere to Say It
When Everyone Else Seems to Already Know
Do you know the moment where everyone seems to already know, and you're the only one who doesn't? Everyone nodding along in a meeting while you have no idea wha
The Days You're in the Group Chat and Lonelier for It
Have you ever watched the notifications pile up and felt lonelier for it? You read, you tap a reaction now and then, and eventually you put the phone down. You
When You Wanted Comfort and Got Advice
Have you ever finally brought up something hard and gotten "well, have you tried…" in return? It isn't wrong. Usually it's good advice. And yet after hearing it
When a Friend's Good News Doesn't Feel Like Good News
Has a close friend ever told you good news, and "congratulations" didn't come out right away? It has happened to me. My mouth said "that's amazing, really," whi
How to Be the Person Someone Can Tell Hard Things To
Has someone ever opened up about something hard, and you froze because you had no idea what to say? Happens to me constantly. A friend finally works up the nerv
There's One Thing You Can't Tell Anyone
Isn't there one thing you've never been able to tell anyone? Not to your closest friend, not to family, not even to someone you've known for years. Not because
When everyone else seems to have it together
Ever had a night where everyone else seems to be doing fine, and you're the only one stuck in place? Late at night, you open a feed without thinking. Someone go
Why do we answer "I'm fine" when someone asks if we're okay?
"How've you been?" When someone asks me that, I answer almost automatically: "Same as always." It isn't the same. My chest has been heavy for days, and I keep w
Ever opened up about something hard and felt lonelier afterward?
I once worked up the nerve to say something hard. After days of hesitating, near the end of the night, half-laughing, pretending it was nothing. That I'd been h