Category: Personal Stories & Experiences
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Well, This Is a Plot Twist… My Writing Has a New Home!
Apparently, writing books, maintaining a website, climbing stairs until I pass out, and occasionally remembering to feed myself weren’t enough to keep me occupied. So, naturally, I decided to start a Substack. It’s called The Plot Twist Club, and it’s where all of my new essays, stories, observations, and occasional questionable decisions will now live.…
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Doctors Told Me It Was Stress. Spoiler: It Was Hormones.
I still remember the exact moment a doctor told me, with the confidence of someone reading a weather report: “It’s probably just stress.” Just. As if my symptoms were an overreaction. As if my body was being dramatic. As if I should simply breathe deeper, think positive thoughts, and go home to drink chamomile tea…
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Life Comes in Plot Twists: What Job Loss Taught Me About Reinventing Myself
I didn’t plan to reinvent myself in midlife. I didn’t wake up one day and say, “You know what would be fun? A full identity reboot.” No. Life simply… happened. It happened the way sudden storms do, quietly at first, then all at once. It showed up with one of those plot twists you don’t…