Sometimes we decide to challenge ourselves — push ourselves past the point of breaking. We jump so far out of our comfort zone that it seems impossible to get back. Most people would think this sounds like it should build you up and make you strong, right?But I couldn’t do it.Since I was a

At some point, long ago and far away, we made up our minds about how certain things feel to us. Actually, "we made up our minds" is not nearly as accurate as it would be to say that our minds were made up for us. Far from some intentional choice or fully aware expression of our agency, certain

Up until the second grade, I was considered a normal-sized person. Then this weird thing happened to every other 8-year-old around me: They grew. I remained the same size until I was about 14 and I woke up one morning two inches taller and with a rear end that had somehow tripled ...Continue

Have you seen that hashtag making its way around social media where you're supposed to list your first seven jobs? Dan made us do it over Slack (and with all of our sales and food-service jobs, we're realizing we could basically run a catering company).Jane didn't think it was worthy ...Continue

In elementary school, before I would go to bed, I would memorize the contents inside of my Laura Ashley dollhouse. I would tuck each doll in and take note of everything: the position she lay in, the shoes on the floor, and even the furniture arrangement. I was convinced, after reading Ann M.