The Library

For the better part of the last decade, I hated dating. I used to hate anything to do with dating. Swiping was torture, actual dating was demoralising, and being single year after year felt like this weird gift I’d never asked for but was somehow supposed to be enjoying. And then one day, everything changed...

In honour of my birthday month I hope you’ll indulge some introspection on my part this week in exchange for a mixture of ideas, some you’ll already know but perhaps one or two you haven’t thought about in a while.

In a world where we have no agency, things happen to us. In a world where we do have agency, our thoughts cause our feelings and our feelings determine our actions. Around here, we choose the latter.

This week I wanted to dig a little deeper and explore the notion of limiting beliefs and the ways in which they show up. I had one of my favourite humans, Jivan Virdee, join me for a chat about this...

I wrote these reviews back in 2015 so some of these apps may no longer be operational. If they are, I stand by my words so I'd love to...

Regular reflection is good for the soul. Grab a warm beverage and come on this journey with me through my worst dates of 2014… In honor...

As a young single go-getter in a thriving beast of a city, I’ve come to realise that I have been very hard on myself recently especially...

I turned 30 one day and wrote about it when I got home from work that day. Yes, I worked on my 30th birthday but it was a week day and I...

I’m not much of a player. In fact, exactly none of my friends would agree that I have any sort of “game” or way with men that I fancy....

Analysis paralysis. Decision fatigue. Whatever you want to call it (because if you're reading this then I know you fancy options), it can...

New year new beginnings. If you made resolutions around your love life, you may find yourself a little overwhelmed by all the ways you...

Dry January is the term given to the act of not drinking alcohol for the whole month of January, usually as an antithesis to an obscenely...

How did you spend your weekend? If the answer leaves you feeling unfulfilled, don’t worry. You are definitely not the only person on the...

Anyone else feling both stuck and optimistic all at the same time? I’ve caught myself putting off so much...letting that little voice at...

Short on time? Click here to listen to this post instead :) How are you getting on with the promises you made for 2022 last week? I hope...

I spent this last month trying to optimize my morning routine. This is how it went along with tips for doing your own. I knew the goals I...

“Motivation is the f*ckboy of emotions. It lights you up, with dazzling glimpses of possibility and promise. And then it ghosts you just...

In the first hour of the first day 1 of a new job, I was asked by a well-meaning colleague a question that made the imposter syndrome I...

If there’s one thing that hasn’t gotten any easier to figure out after over a decade of living in London, it’s dating. All of my adult...

Many of us were raised to think you could either be: actively looking for a partner (begrudgingly single) not interested in looking for a...

Our brains. Our big powerful marvelous brains. Such magnificent organisms uniquely dedicated to prolonging our very survival while simultaneously managing to sabotage us every step of the way.