Unedited. Unfiltered. Unbothered.

The Unrealistic Scale We have been sold a lie, and it’s time we officially return it to the sender. For decades, women, especially high-achieving, multi-hyphenate women, have been told to strive for the holy grail of adult life: "Work-Life Balance." We are taught to picture a perfectly calibrated set of scales, where our career, our families, our creative passions, our romantic relationships, and our personal well-being all receive equal, pristine portions of our energy every

I didn't realize that by constantly waiting for the next ball to drop, I had taught my body to treat everyday life like a battlefield. I was alive, but I wasn't truly breathing.