365 Days. The amount of days in a year. The amount of opportunities for a fresh start on a new day. The amount of nights to get lost in thought, both good and bad. The amount of time that has passed since a break up I didn’t see coming. In the last 365 days, I [...]
Dear Heartbreak,
Dear Heartbreak, You are unavoidable. No one can escape your grasp. You are unplanned, relentless, and consuming. You do not discriminate, and you will not be avoided, even if delayed. Dear Heartbreak, You change every time I meet you. You have entered my life in more ways than one, but always with a swift motion, [...]
Dear Girl, You’ll Be Okay
I knew of Rachel before I even met her. I was 17 and it was the summer before my senior year, and she was a college student working at a summer camp I grew up coming to. Everyone that I was friends with raved about the new TCU students that were working at camp that […]
Dear Girl, I Am Worth It
Today's letter in the Series, "Dear Girl, If Only You Knew" is one that makes me strangely emotional when I think about how important it is to me. Most people don't know that I didn't start out as a Theater Education Major. I switched from Performance to Theater Education at the mid-way point of my [...]
Dear Girl, I Don’t Want To Hate Us Anymore
This letter was written by one of my dear friends, Sarah Parrish. She's an Austin native in the film industry, but she's so much more than that. She's a kind friend, a hilarious roommate, and has a huge loving heart. [PSA: We are birthday twins!!] This letter resonated with me a whole lot as I've [...]
Dear Girl, Be Your Own Ryan Gosling
This piece was written by one of the coolest gals I know. I met Meg in college my freshman year and she is full of life, Taylor Swift lyrics, and travel experiences. She is kind, hilarious, and authentic. I am excited for you to read her words, and if you've been struggling with the idea [...]
Being Seen: Three Ways I Allowed Myself to Show Up This Year
Exactly a year ago today, I started a draft of a blog post titled, "What Will I Be? A Glimpse Into Feeling Lost". Although I'd like to say that a year later, I'm so much more grounded in where I'm going in life, but that might be stretching the truth. I still feel lost; I [...]
Dear Girl, Perfection Is Not The Goal
This is a letter written by one of my close friends, Sarah Naumann. She brings light and love into the world everyday, living a life that reflects the humility and loving nature of Jesus. Sarah is the kind of person that makes you feel seen, even in a room full of people. What you will quickly [...]
The Truth Comes Out. It Always Does.
"That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key." -Elizabeth Wurtzel I think the first time I [...]
Understanding Our Brokenness
I'm in a season of big questions. I feel like I'm submerged in a blur of uncertainty, regardless of how much goodness surrounds me. That's the truth about anxiety and depression: it does not hold back, no matter how good your life may be. It does not save itself for obvious hard moments; fear and [...]
Dear Girl, 