The Marriage That Broke Me, and Then Freed Me

Today marks my 32nd wedding anniversary. For the last six years, I have spent this day alone. Not because I chose distance but because distance was forced upon me, rewritten as “divorce,” spoken to the world as truth, even when no divorce was ever registered till today. This day no longer represents celebration.It represents reckoning.Continue reading “The Marriage That Broke Me, and Then Freed Me”

Let Go of the Judgment of Others When You’re Looking at Yourself

One of the greatest acts of self-liberation is learning to see yourself without the lens of others’ judgments. We often carry the voices of society, family, friends, and even strangers into the mirror with us. Their opinions, criticisms, or expectations subtly shape how we perceive our worth. Over time, this external noise becomes internalized, turningContinue reading “Let Go of the Judgment of Others When You’re Looking at Yourself”