When I read that a congressman had been away from work for nearly four months because his doctor told him to stay home, my first reaction wasn’t anger. It was one simple thought. Must be nice. Not because I’m a hater. I want to give someone the chance to recover from depression. If your doctor…

One of the worst things the internet ever did was convince ordinary people that ordinary life is embarrassing. That shift happened slowly. So slowly that most people never even noticed it happening. At some point, having a regular job stopped feeling “good enough.” Living in a normal apartment stopped feeling respectable. Being financially stable stopped…

Most people don’t realize how often they are thinking about being seen while they are in the middle of living. It shows up in small ways. You’re out somewhere nice and instead of settling into the moment, part of your mind starts asking how it would look if you posted it. You hear something funny…

If you spend any time online watching younger viewers react to older sitcoms, you start to notice something interesting. Scenes that once felt like normal comedy now get interpreted as cruel, offensive, or bullying. Moments that audiences laughed at for years suddenly get analyzed as if they were serious statements about how people should treat…

This week, I found myself unsettled. Not angry. Not outraged. Just unsettled. After news broke of James Van Der Beek’s passing, his family set up a GoFundMe campaign. Within days, Americans donated more than two million dollars. Two million. Before I go any further, let me say this clearly. This is not an attack on…

There is a specific kind of frustration that comes from doing everything right and still feeling like the ground is shifting under your feet. You worked. You paid your bills. You stayed in your lane. Maybe you even bought a home. Maybe you were trying to. Maybe you were just trying to hold on to…