Two women are responsible for changing my life: Joy Nash and Emily McCombs. One of those women I've often described as having the "road map" of my heart, the other I've never actually met in real life but was the first person who ever took a chance on my words. It was 2012 and I'd been ...Continue

Trigger warning: self-harm and suicidal ideation.After years of interviews, internships and rejections, I finally got a paid job in my dream industry: music publishing. Though the work would be mainly administrative, I fantasized about the opportunities this role could bring, the friends I would

A few months ago, I was tasked with a new and exciting career challenge: writing about weddings for InStyle.com. As a digital editor with 10 years experience in celebrity entertainment and women’s lifestyle, I knew I could handle it. But as a woman in her 30s who’s single by choice? That I wasn’t

I've had issues with anxiety since my early teens. But it wasn't until my early 20s that I actually started suffering from the occasional minor panic attack. Now, if you've ever had a panic attack, you know how scary and tiring they can be. For those of you who don't know, there are many different

Life offers few moments of pure unadulterated joy: riding a bicycle for the first time, holding your newborn child, quitting your job and immediately deleting your work email account.I’ll never forget where I was when I vaporized my last email account: It was springtime, a little after 6 o’clock,