This is for the Ladies : Why are so Many of you Choosing Bad Men?
In the Anglerfish world, the male doesn’t lead, provide, or protect. Just like the men you dated. I was recently introduced to a friend’s boyfriend. She mentioned they were getting serious, which is why she wanted me to meet him, partly for me to vet. She seemed genuinely happy, and I tried to meet the situation with an open mind, even though she has a history of dating men who, in hindsight, haven’t always been the best match for her. When they arrived, I had a quiet sense t
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Why We Fail Our New Year Resolutions
It’s 2026. New Year Resolutions What an odd spectacle. We do it year after year. We buy notebooks, courses, gym memberships, planners (guilty of 3 of them). We tell ourselves this time is different, and we tell other people too, almost as if saying it out loud might make it come true. A few weeks pass, you are meeting your goals, sometimes a month if we are disciplined. Then slowly, quietly, we end up right back where we started. The calendar changes, but very little else doe
Jan 24 min read
2025: Friends, Family, Faith, Love, and Everything in Between
Here are the lessons I learned in 2025. Not because I mastered them, and not because I executed them perfectly, but because the year dumped me some lessons. Nothing about 2025 felt dramatic in the moment, but looking back, it quietly rearranged my priorities and my life. Also, the two best things that happened. What I Thought The Year Would Be I remember thinking at the end of 2024 that I was going to start 2025 with a bang, or a few bangs. I made a list of things I wanted to
Dec 21, 202510 min read
Superbugs & Super Chill: How Indonesia Slept Through an Antibiotic Crisis
When it comes to Healthcare in Indonesia, I have always been an advocate for two issues: stunting & antibiotic resistance. My friend, a...
Oct 5, 20255 min read
