The Mental Load of Starting Over: Why Change Feels Like Grief August 20, 2025April Carson Starting over is glamorized like it’s some kind of sparkly reset button. New apartment, new city, new relationship, new job—it all sounds like fresh air. But the truth? Starting over...
Soft Isn’t Weak: Building Armor Without Losing Your Heart August 14, 2025April Carson Somewhere along the way, we were told that if we were “soft,” we were weak. That if we forgave too easily, loved too much, or let our hearts sit out...
Soft Reset: Reclaiming Your Peace After Survival Mode August 08, 2025April Carson There’s a version of me that only lived to get through the day. I don’t mean that in some poetic, metaphorical way. I mean literally—I was waking up, doing what...
He Left Me Empty and Called It Love August 05, 2025April Carson People expect toxic love to look like screaming matches and slammed doors, but most of the time, it’s quieter. More subtle. A slow burn.It’s you apologizing over and over just...
How to Romanticize a Weekend Without Avoidance July 18, 2025April Carson Because Avoiding Your Life Isn’t the Same as Living It Let’s be real:It’s easy to scroll on TikTok with an oat milk latte, calling it “self-care” while ignoring your laundry...
Burnout Recovery: How I’m Relearning to Move at My Own Pace July 14, 2025April Carson I used to wear “busy” like a badge of honor.Deadlines? I met them with mascara half-dried on my lashes and a lukewarm coffee in hand.Burnout? I called it "just a...
You Don’t Have to Earn the Right to Breathe July 11, 2025April Carson You’re allowed to exist. Let that land for a second. You’re allowed to sit on your couch, hair messy, face bare, scrolling TikTok while reheating cold coffee for the third...
Loving Them Broke Me More Than Leaving Did July 08, 2025April Carson Let’s get one thing clear: leaving wasn’t the hardest part. Loving them was. Everyone loves to glamorize “holding on.” We post it, we preach it, we carve it into Pinterest...
What Healing Actually Looks Like (It’s Not Aesthetic) July 07, 2025April Carson You know what nobody tells you? Healing doesn’t look like matcha lattes and color-coded planners. It doesn’t look like sunrise yoga or a house that smells like eucalyptus 24/7. It...
I Didn’t Know I Was Holding My Breath July 02, 2025April Carson I didn’t know I was holding my breath. Until I exhaled. Until my shoulders dropped. Until the tightness in my chest loosened like a knot, finally untying itself. And it...
Toxic Love Doesn’t Feel Like Love—But You Stay July 01, 2025April Carson You know it doesn’t feel like love. Don’t lie to yourself. Don’t lie to me. We both know it. It feels like anxiety. Like waking up with your stomach in...
Trauma Bonding: Why Walking Away Feels Impossible June 24, 2025April Carson I used to think love was supposed to hurt a little. That maybe the highs were only that good because the lows nearly broke me. I called it passion. I...