I should be in Maui right now – sitting on a beach with some couch surfing friends, drinking a mocktail (because I’m taking a major break from the real stuff), and doing actual surfing with all of the sea turtles around the island. Instead, I’m laying on my couch in…

That was the feedback I got from work today when I was unceremoniously fired from my project. Is it accurate feedback? No. Was I told it’s likely because I’m a woman? Yes. Is that my company’s fault? No. Is that the client’s fault? Yes. But here we are – here…

Depression is an isolating spiral of confused loneliness. It eclipses the sunshine and holds only darkness. I haven’t wanted to reflect on my life or emotions in quite some time and even now I only find myself doing so because I have nothing better to do while I wait to…