I experience anxiety regularly. It’s not something I’ve always been open about, but it’s true – and I think being honest about it makes anything I share on this topic more useful than a generic list of tips written by someone who isn’t living it. My anxiety comes and goes in phases. It’s worse in … Click here to keep reading
Losing someone you love is one of the hardest things life asks of us. And in the aftermath of that loss, the need to hold onto them – to keep some part of them present – is one of the most natural things in the world. I’ve lost more people than I’d like to count, … Click here to keep reading
Money is one of the most common sources of conflict in relationships – and one of the least talked about honestly. For couples where income is unpredictable, that pressure can feel relentless. I know this firsthand. Ben and I are both self-employed, which means our income fluctuates constantly. Some months are great. Others are genuinely … Click here to keep reading
I’m in my 40s, and retirement is something I think about more than I ever expected to. Not because it’s imminent, it isn’t, but because I’m now two years into a 20-year plan to save enough to retire comfortably in my early 60s if I can. As someone who is self-employed, with the highs and … Click here to keep reading
Dental health is one of those things that’s easy to overlook until something goes wrong – and by then, it’s often more complicated and more expensive to fix. In our family, we take our teeth seriously, and the results speak for themselves. Our kids, now 11 and 14, have never had a filling or a … Click here to keep reading