…and then something unexpected happened. — This week, I accidentally sent a sexually explicit text to my employer. She is one of my tutoring clients, the mother of one of my students. I have my own business as a tutor for elementary-age children. …

But ignorance is bliss — A couple of days ago, I saw a pretty controversial piece of news on my feed. The article discussed that Joe Biden, on a 60 Minutes segment, had declared that the pandemic is over. Well, wow. Look, it makes sense. I mean, this thing has been plaguing us (no pun…

It’s deeply disturbing — Most of us have heard by now of Ron Desantis’ recent tantrum, which led to him sending about 50 immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard (a small island on the East coast), unbeknownst to them and thus against their will. These people, who have travelled far and been through so much to…

Now they’re trying to ban our bodily autonomy — Despite the fact that it’s been nearly three months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, I still haven’t fully processed it. And truthfully, I don’t know if I ever will. I still flinch when I see the word “abortion” in the news. I get anxiety opening up an article that…

We have a problem with education, and it’s time to solve it — A college degree is a great investment! I heard people say this when I first committed to college and told people what I was going to be doing with the rest of my life. At the time, I believed them. I thought it was a good investment, too. And then…

Remember: correlation does not equal causation — I’m going to make a claim that most of you will probably feel pretty strongly about: Being obese (or fat, or overweight, or living in a larger body, or however one prefers to identify) is not unhealthy. There, I said it. And whether you agree with me fiercely or disagree…

It’s been right in front of us all along — We all want to be successful on Medium. If you’re here reading this article, that just confirms that you are motivated to succeed, to earn money here, to move toward your goals. And you can. People aren’t super transparent about their earnings on here, but writers can make anywhere from…

It’s nauseating — I’m not a huge drinker. I’ve never really been one, except for a brief period of time in 2020 when I was partying a lot and going out and getting pretty wasted. But it only took me a couple of months to realize how horrible that was making me feel…

We have it all wrong. — What makes a good relationship? Most of us can agree on a few different things: number one, love. Number two, communication. And number three, openness and trust with each other. And that openness also includes opening up about emotions. Sharing how you feel with your partner. Being willing to be…