There’s a myth we don’t challenge enough, especially in leadership circles and personal development spaces: that an apology restores trust. It doesn’t. Trust, once broken,
Category: Social Commentary
You Don’t Have to Be the Face of Something to Be the Heart of It
My mother was a Leo, in every sense of the word, and would’ve celebrated her 91st birthday today. She was confident, charismatic, fiery, loyal, bold,
A Love Affair That Never Was
Beer is Germany’s unofficial blood type, served with everything from football matches to funerals. I, however, am German on paper but Filipino in upbringing—raised in
I Eat Alone, But Not Lonely
I am often asked what the hardest thing is about living the quiet, reclusive life that I do. In order to answer that, I have
The Versions of Us
We are not who we were five months ago, five years ago, let alone five decades ago. Life, with its seasons and shifts, demands adaptation,
Questions my parents never asked me
There is something about birthdays that makes you incorrigibly nostalgic and reflective, as if the person staring back at you in the mirror demands that
