The joy of exploring the world is back and I couldn’t be happier. I wrote my first travel journal in April of 2024. At the time, I hadn’t yet realised what travel represented for me. It was a momentary joy that came and then disappeared, leaving me with a version of myself that no longer […]

What if we’re all moving too fast? Our twenties are a thunderstorm of contradictions. When we ask for life advice, these are the typical answers we’ll get: Travel the world! Save your money! Invest! Find your passion! Build your career! Buy a house! Don’t buy a house! Don’t panic! Help, I’m panicking. I started the […]

I am not someone who has had a lot of friends throughout my life — I don’t think I ever will be. But what I’ve come to learn is what authentic, loving friendship looks and feels like. Unlike romantic relationships, there aren’t as many rules for friendship. Expectations, boundaries, and labels are blurry. So here […]

Since therapy sessions are a little out of my sad student budget, I’ve found myself (like many others) turning to a robot to articulate my thoughts and feelings. I’m scared to admit that it has, on more than one occasion, been most helpful. In my most recent ramblings to ChatGPT, the AI gave me labels […]

This isn’t the first time I’ve found myself trapped in a cycle of comparison and perfectionism. What is beauty in our eyes? What does it mean to be successful? Here is what I have learned — life is absolutely meaningless. There is no greater purpose. Simply put, the meaning of life is to experience it. […]

It’s hard to go through pain and trust that it’s meant for you. It’s even harder to let go of something that felt so real – something that felt like home. But what’s the hardest of all is holding back from punching people who tell you to stop crying, stop listening to Favourite Ex on […]

This is becoming one of my favourite yearly traditions – aside from the self development reflections, of course. I’m learning what the perfect balance is between fiction and nonfiction. My favourite books of 2024 were a happy mix, and I strengthened my love and appreciation for memoirs. In 2023, I read a total of 10 […]

Dear long distance best friends, I miss you. 2024 was a chaotic year for me, to put it lightly. Please do read all about it. The hardest transition when moving home was leaving all of the beautiful people I’d met behind. What sucked even more, when I got back to Perth, was my best friend […]

I’ve come to the realisation that I may subconsciously attract chaos into my life. We all feel the magnetic attraction to the New Year – the opportunity for change, new beginnings, a fresh start. A chance for us to wipe clean all of our mistakes and poor choices of the previous year. Because it’s January, […]

There aren’t many feelings that suck as much as not having control over your life. I know I don’t speak alone when I say that I not only struggle to know what I want, but I also fail to follow through when I finally find something that I do. Doubt creeps into my mind and […]