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Heartbreak on a Harley: The problem with dating your type
Some rides teach you freedom. Others teach you why brakes exist.
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Innocence Doesn’t Last Long
Some people get caught. Some don’t. I get caught for everything.
Feb 26
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Mood Poisoning
Some days don’t explode. They erode.
Feb 12
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The ADHD I Live and Diagnose
A brain wired for stimulation over importance.
Feb 10
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When Old Habits Lose Their Charm
Self-awareness feels like loss before it feels like freedom
Feb 3
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The Hierarchy of Fear
Why no version of life is weightless
Jan 28
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My Inner Voice Is the Most Honest Relationship I Have
How the brutally honest voice in my head cheers me on, calls me out, and keeps me (mostly) sane.
Jan 25
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The Performance of Aging
What it means to grow older in a world that only values women in rewind
Jan 20
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Diagnosing Heartbreak
Same pain. New language.
Jan 15
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Multiple Losses
What grief took, what remained, and what it taught me
Jan 8
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Dr. Nicole Mirkin
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Dating Younger
Younger. Older. Maybe it’s all the same.
Jan 6
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Out of Office: Tending to My Anxiety
A week of doing nothing saved me
Dec 29, 2025
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Learn the Hard Way
Hard-earned lessons from a lifetime of feeling invincible
Dec 18, 2025
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Trauma Bonds & Tequila Series
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Part 5: Hurt People, Hurt People
The hangover after chaos and the choice to finally walk away.
Nov 18, 2025
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Dr. Nicole Mirkin
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Part 4: Closure
Because sometimes it isn’t found, it’s chosen.
Nov 16, 2025
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Part 3: Is It Love, or Just a Trauma Bond?
When chemistry is just chaos wearing a mask
Nov 12, 2025
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Part 2: You Went Back. So What?
Why revisiting an old pattern doesn’t always erase your progress.
Nov 11, 2025
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Part 1: Trauma Bonds & Tequila: Same Cycle, Different Drug
Part 1: Why We Chase Highs After the Fall
Nov 6, 2025
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