Welcome to the Salon
A Morning That Didn’t Spiral: A Real-Time Example of Responsive Choice
There was a time when a morning like this would have derailed my entire day. The kind of moment that used to trigger panic and raised voices. But this morning, something different happened—not because I'm healed, but because I've been practicing.
Millennials Aren’t Rejecting Motherhood. They’re Rejecting Martyrdom.
The silent rebellion of a generation that learned to name trauma, recognize burnout, and refuse roles that demand disappearance in exchange for love.
The Self I Put Down — And The One I Returned To
There are years in our lives when we stop hearing ourselves. Life builds around us in layers — partnership, motherhood, survival, responsibility — until the voice inside is barely a whisper beneath it all.
When Solitude Became Medicine
My "year of solitude" wasn't actually solitude. I've been isolated, but I wasn't alone — not in the sense that matters. True solitude isn't "I didn't see my friends for a year." It's "no one needed anything from me for five straight days."
The Lesson No One Taught Me About Motherhood
I didn’t grow up believing motherhood meant martyrdom, but somewhere along the way, I started to embody that concept…..unconsciously. I explore the cost of self-sacrifice, the breaking point, and the radical shift to a new framework: true devotion means caring for yourself as deeply as you care for your child.