The Journal
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Where we name what you've been carrying — and offer ways to set it down.
It’s 10:47pm. You’re on your best friend’s couch, a glass of wine in your hand. Her kids are asleep down the hall. Yours are home with your partner. You just said the thing you never say.
That you sn...
It’s 11:14pm and you’re scrolling LinkedIn in bed.
Someone you used to work with just announced something—a promotion, a launch, a pivot into exactly the kind of work you’ve been circling in your min...
It’s 9:47pm. The kids are finally asleep. The kitchen is mostly clean. You sit down on the couch for the first time since 6am.
And before your body even settles, the voice arrives.
You should switch...
You’re giving your kid a bath and you’re not there.
Your hands are in the water. You’re making the right sounds. But your mind is three rooms away, drafting an email you should have sent two hours ag...
