My Therapist’s Secret to Midlife
When I was 22, I had a hazy view of my future, but if hard-pressed, there were five things I was certain of: I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to eventually get married, probably to a fellow artist.
When I was 22, I had a hazy view of my future, but if hard-pressed, there were five things I was certain of: I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to eventually get married, probably to a fellow artist.
The day I met Alex, it was raining cats and dogs in Chicago, the kind of downpour that turns streets into rivers. I was huddled under a bus shelter, my umbrella flipped inside out, cursing my luck, when he
Grief doesn’t come when you expect it. Sometimes it waits years, then finds you on an ordinary Monday morning. This is the story of my sister, Uche, and the love she left behind.
There are some deaths that you know
I don’t even know why I’m writing this. Maybe because I can’t keep it inside anymore. Maybe because talking feels too hard, and this is the only way I know how to breathe right now.
The truth is, I’m tired.