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May 1, 2024Purpose & Personal Growth3 min read
Q&A - May 1 2024
Looks like I lied back in February when I said that I would try to write more; as I haven't sat and typed words on this blog in almost 3 months. Well, rather than dwell on this, I figured…
February 12, 2024Dating & Heartbreak8 min read
Healthy Relationships
I reflect on my relationship experiences and share insights from my one-year anniversary with my girlfriend. I discuss the importance of being oneself in a relationship, the value of…
June 5, 2022Boundaries4 min read
What Are Your Non Negotiables?
I've been quiet on here lately... so I figured it was time to do a little writing on a topic that I recently discussed with my therapist a few weeks back. We've been diving into my dating…
April 18, 2022Boundaries5 min read
Setting Boundaries With People & Things In your Life
\\This is an excerpt from a chapter on boundary setting in my upcoming book\\ You're going to have people or things in your life that probably make it easy to let your guard down, which is a…
February 28, 2022Dating & Heartbreak10 min read
So, Love is pretty hard huh?
To set some expectations right off the bat... I'm not sure this piece is going to be anything but a bunch of my recent thoughts on dating and love. I typically try to write with purpose and…
February 17, 2022Mental Health & Self-Worth3 min read
Who Validates You?
So I had a mini-breakthrough yesterday after chatting with a friend of mine in the morning... I am constantly seeking external validation. The context of the conversation was actually in…
March 18, 2021Dating & Heartbreak6 min read
Dating Games - Reasons Why You Still Aren't In A Relationship, part three
Red flags. We see them. We ignore them. As someone who is notorious for doing this, I'd like to take a deeper look and figure out why a lot of us ignore red flags from those we like and…
March 3, 2021Dating & Heartbreak6 min read
Dating Games - Reasons Why You Still Aren't In A Relationship, part two
Let's get right into it... ghosting. This is probably the most common game that's played in dating nowadays. What is it? Well its purposely ignoring someone's attempt to communicate with…
February 24, 2021Dating & Heartbreak6 min read
Dating Games - Reasons Why You Still Aren’t In A Relationship, part one
When it comes to dating, one of the most common complaints nowadays is the amount of games that we play with each other. Almost all of us alter our behaviour in one way or another when in…
February 16, 2021Mental Health & Self-Worth6 min read
Being Honest With Ourselves
I've been thinking about this question for a little while now... so let me ask: why is it so hard for us to be honest with ourselves about what we want? A lot of us lie to ourselves in some…
February 4, 2021Dating & Heartbreak4 min read
Dealing with Breakups
Arguably one of the hardest things in life to deal with, heartbreak never really gets easier no matter how many times you go through it. Sure, you definitely learn what you like and what you…
January 3, 2021Dating & Heartbreak10 min read
Lessons I've Learned from Dating - 2021 Edition.
So it's been a little while since I've written here. Since my last post, I've gone through therapy, a pandemic, getting deported, having a hurricane hit where I'm staying, and was…
June 29, 2019Friendship & Family12 min read
I Love You.
I Love You. Three words that hold such a powerful meaning that can completely change someone's day. Completely uplift and make someone feel so wanted. Yet these can also be some of the three…
April 16, 2018Mental Health & Self-Worth10 min read
28 Years of Anger - The Journey So Far
I’ve wanted to reflect on some events both recent and not so recent that I have gone through.... with this, I’m hoping that anybody else going through similar emotions can read what I've…
June 6, 2016Grief & Mortality4 min read
The Illusion of Infinity
So the title may be a bit misleading, but trust me that this is not a blog about math. Please continue to read on without being worried about having to dig up your high school calculus…
April 17, 2015Boundaries4 min read
A Tricky Concept Called Independence
So I was going to start this post off with the definition of Independence... but it keeps redirecting me back to the word Independent. Let's go with that then, according to Merriam-Webster…
December 18, 2014Life Notes4 min read
Concluding 2014
I did have a third category of discussing things that I've learned from being in an advertising career for the last three years, but as I am currently an active job seeker - I will refrain…
December 15, 2014Dating & Heartbreak3 min read
Relationships
Where to start? I guess we could go chronologically but the fact is and in life, nothing happens in order... there is always a mix of things happening at once. I guess one of the biggest…
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