I Am Bored, What To Do Now?

Daily life is full of those little moments where boredom sneaks in. We scroll our phones, check social media, grab a coffee, snack on something, go for a walk, chat with a friend, the list goes on. There’s nothing wrong

On Being a Fraudulent Artist

Art has been at the core of my identity for as long as I can remember. The “A” at the end of my name was always allocated to “artistic” when making acrostic poems in elementary school. If I was feeling

Shoulds, Musts, and Mom

In the last few years of my life, I have found myself straddling the gap between adolescence and adulthood with little elegance. After three glorious and unsupervised years of college (might I add, in the beautiful Hudson Valley), I received

A Hot Take on the Morning Commute

As my second month of commuting to the big New York City apple begins, I feel as though I am embodying the movie character Elle Woods — Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Instead, use your imagination and make me her

MY SUMMER VACATION: I MUST HAVE ALL THE FUN

It’s summertime—warm and fuzzy. All those plans I made while winter raged on have finally come to life. It’s time! Here I am, sitting on a beach, enjoying my drink as the sun caresses my olive skin. But wait—shouldn’t this

Oh! Boundaries Apply to Me Too?

I am currently in my third year of my Ph.D. program, and from the start of my journey into this helping profession, I have strived to be the best therapist, extern, student, and support I can be—to my mentors, my

Breaking Down Breakups

Breakups suck. Nobody likes them, yet most of us have gone through them. I certainly have experienced my fair share of them. Often after a breakup, I find myself reflecting on how I thought the relationship went and what I