Shielding & Solitude: Spiritual Tools To Use During The Holiday Season

It is less painful to be alone than to face your screaming parent, drunk aunt, judgmental cousin, or uncle who can’t keep his hands to himself.

It is 2 PM. I just woke up, because for the first time this week I felt safe enough to actually sleep in and dream.

My mother is in town this week, and ever since she arrived I’ve been sleeping poorly. I’ve also been getting random headaches and feeling very off, unfocused, and demotivated to the point where it’s been taking me hours upon hours to write …