Becoming Unobstructed

The creator economy is the new “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” fallacy. Isobel’s boiling water...

Men don’t know when to quit because they’re told not to.

Daydreaming about a new life helps make our real one bearable, until it doesn’t. We dream of freedom...

I don’t care how easy social media makes it to keep in touch. A few years ago, I wanted to delete it...

Six years ago, a traumatic brain injury from a snowboard accident forced me to completely reevaluate...

The morning air was already thick, promising another hot summer day in Vermont—even though it wasn’t...

It feels harder than ever to be seen for who you are.

Imitation is a form of mental magic—you pretend to be the thing you want to become, then you do.

The problem with shielding yourself is that you trap your pain inside, with no way out. I’m grateful...

The truth I’m beginning to accept is that I’ve always been more afraid of succeeding than failing. A...