I would like to preface this blog by stating that my brothers and I never went without – we were well fed, well clothed, and well taken...

“I am a whole person.” My last annual review at work did not go well. I was used to nothing but STELLAR, GLOWING reviews, and I crumbled....

I don’t know how God or the laws of the universe or karma works, but what I DO know is … 2023 HAS to be kind to me. It HAS to be. If not...

I read/hear about the horrors of dating in your 30s. The first person (T) I dated post-divorce was a DREAM. No games. No bullshit. No...

When I was at my all-time low, my therapist implemented “time chunking” – which, quite literally saved me. I was incapable of...

My transition from high school volleyball to college volleyball was not an easy one. I went from being a big fish in a small pond to the...

I conceptualized this gift months ago – and worked closely with my dear designer friend, as I still lovingly refer to as “Tattoo Chad”...

“Snap at your hip.” “Drive the outside pitch to right field.” “CHOP the ball into the ground.” “Be PATIENT on the change up.” I would say...

Honestly, I have been struggling to find an “angle” for this blog, because I want to talk to November 2021 Lauren, and to anyone else who...

When I started dating after my divorce, my best guy friend (and maybe favorite human on the planet) – who I trust with my entire being –...

“You know how much I hate that everybody just expects me to bounce back.” Dear Matt, It’s my time to heal now. And it took time—serious...

One year ago today (November 15, I am publishing a day early), my whole life was swept from under me, and quite frankly, I lost my entire...

Some of this is recycled content of my own, but I thought today was a fitting day to share: In eighth grade, I remember writing a...

Kids still ride their bikes. I moved into a house I never would have moved into, due to ‘life circumstances.’ One day, I will be brave...

Grace. It is something I have worked on in therapy for months and months and months, yet I am not grasping it. Grace with myself, that...

My therapist recently gave me a homework assignment. I was instructed to list 100 things I love about myself. “100?!” I exclaimed. “I...

I write this with as much self-awareness and humility as possible. Today, I unconsciously demonstrated gender, age and race biases. My...

Relapse: A deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement. It felt too click-baity to use the term "relapse"...

I have been wanting to write this blog post for a while, but I didn't really know *how.* The right words, the right sentiment, just were...

Four years ago today, Brad received a lifesaving double organ transplant. Brad would (obviously) not enter my life until years later, but...