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A meditation on wealth that can’t be purchased, optimized, or displayed
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The Subtle Shifts That Changed Everything for Me in 2025
The changes that mattered the most weren’t dramatic; they were almost invisible.
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Little Luxuries, Vol. 7
On the overlooked power of the days between Christmas and New Year’s, reading as a form of self-trust, and why true luxury has more to do with attention…
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When Things Don't Go As Planned
On grief, shortened timelines, and loving anyway.
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Field Notes on Becoming, Vol. 8: Uncurating Myself
On dating, AI, Instagram personas, and the messy work of becoming a real human again.
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Little Luxuries, Vol. 6
I didn’t book a single holiday flight, but somehow still managed to romanticize my entire life. Here’s how.
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Starting to Define My Bedroom Hopes & Dreams
Bedroom fantasies… of the interior design variety.
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Field Notes in Becoming, Vol. 7: Letting Go of the Need to be Understood
On the freedom, power, and peace that come when you no longer need your life to make sense to anyone else.
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The Curated Becoming
The Curated Becoming
Stories and reflections on living deliberately, choosing differently, and becoming who you always felt you were meant to be. Written for the inbox I wish I’d had years ago.
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