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The Proof Is in the Pictures

You can listen to the audio version of this post (with more rambling and less research) on my podcast.


What if I told you that the best version of myself is dressed like a cat? Even weirder, she’s carrying syringes filled with booze...

a month ago
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What A Broken Oven Taught Me About Myself

The Party

For the last three years I’ve been hosting an Oscars party, and the preparation is, to put it mildly, unhinged.

I spend weeks noodling food ideas that are puns on the nominees. I watch as many of the films as I can, not just...

2 months ago
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Calling Bullshit On Joy

Everyone’s been saying the same thing about Alysa Liu: that she skated for joy. That she wasn’t chasing gold. That the universe rewarded her for simply showing up as herself.

I get why that’s the narrative. It was beautiful. She was incred...

3 months ago
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Shedding Season

You know that feeling when you try on a whole new look but then realize you’re still the same person? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. Two and a half years ago I changed my whole look, so to speak. I quit my job. Changed my apartment. E...

4 months ago
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Stronger Than You Think

Hi friends -

Well, we made it. As far as I’m concerned, this year is over (classes are done and I’m already traveling as I write this) so this is the last episode of 2025.

It’s Part 2 of the conversation with my friend Jaqueline Oliveira-...

5 months ago
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    I'm from El Salvador and live in NYC. I believe in the power of stories to open us up to new ideas, build empathy and compassion, and bring a sense of belonging.

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