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The recent University College London master’s graduate shares her favorite sun-drenched, love-heavy escapist novels to keep you occupied by the beach.

The renowned psychiatrist unpacks her first-ever study and book around high-functioning depression and how we can spot the signs.

If it doesn’t help me show up everyday with compassion, clarity, and courage—what’s the point?

In her second book, Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency, psychotherapist Terri Cole breaks it all down with clarity and compassion.

First step to getting smart about money is stop being afraid of it.

By now, I’ve come to expect that things tend to feel the most uncertain right before life is about to change.

Plus, FWD JOY is launching as a podcast!

Not only is it the last year of my thirties but I’m in my “9 year.”

I continue to learn to hold space for both realities—the sacrifices my parents made and the things I still wish had been different.

Love remains my favorite subject to talk about, read about, think about, and write about.

It’s the 4 year anniversary of FWD JOY and I had no idea the profound healing this newsletter would bring me, or how many people would see themselves in my stories.

Astrologer Celeste Brooks breaks down the biggest transits of the year and how they’ll impact headlines and you.

Plus, the moments that defined my year.

What did 11-year-old me need?

Star-aligned ideas for this holiday season awaits you.

What do you hope is normal is our society?

The licensed social worker and author talks about ghosting friends, building intimacy in platonic relationships, and understanding self-regulation vs. co-regulation.

What we fear the most is what we want the most.