Leaving Christianity wasn’t a mere political move or religious rejection—it was an entire severing of a part of myself. A part that I still long for. “We’re closer than most families. This isn’t the normal American family”—I lost count of the number of times my father would tell us this. If our family was a […]
Absence really DOES make the heart grow fonder. “It’s never going to work,” everyone said about my long-distance relationship. Thirteen years ago, I threw myself head first into a committed relationship with a man who lived in San Francisco. I lived in Florida. We were separated by more than three thousand miles, strict work schedules, financial […]
Life, from start to finish, is a collaborative endeavor. At the university in Boston where I teach, we’ve entered the period of the academic year that I call The Panic. As April dovetails into May, nary an hour passes without an email from a student in need. They need extensions. They need extra credit. They […]
Kids whose parents are too involved or controlling are more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety. I grew up in a home full of love and support. I was surrounded by people who only wanted what was best for me—but sometimes, the way that played out actually had the opposite of the intended effect. […]
This originally appeared on The F Bomb. Republished here with permission. “Be careful! You’re just a girl!” people told me before I set off to South America this summer by myself. “Be careful, you’re just a girl!” I heard this phrase far too many times this summer as I prepared to leave for Brazil and […]
