The Mental Load: Understanding the Invisible Work Women Do Every Day

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People see the work. Things like cooking, cleaning, working, and running errands. Then there’s work that no one sees. Remembering when to go to the doctor. Keeping up with school due dates. Organising meals ahead of time. Seeing changes in how the family feels. Seeing problems coming before they happen. The mental load is the […]

Why Overthinking Affects Women Differently And How to Break the Cycle

Why Overthinking Affects Women Differently And How to Break the Cycle

I once spent four hours — four actual hours, I checked my screen time — turning over a single text message I’d sent to a new colleague. Had I come across as too eager? Not eager enough? Did that comma make it sound passive-aggressive? Was the exclamation mark too much? By the time I’d decided […]

Table for One, Magic for One: Why I Started Dating Myself (And Why You’re Next)

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We’ve all been in the “Waiting Room.” You know the one. It’s that mental space where you put your life on hold until a specific person—a partner, a “The One,” a plus-one—arrives to validate it. You see a beautiful new bistro open downtown, but you think, “I’ll save that for a first date.” You want to […]

The “Low-Key” Trap: Why We Need To Stop Skipping Birthdays in 2026

The "Low-Key" Trap: Why We Need To Stop Skipping Birthdays in 2026

Somewhere around the early-to-mid-twenties, a cultural shift happens. Birthdays stop being celebrated and start being managed. “I’m keeping it low-key this year.” “I don’t really do birthdays anymore.” “It’s just another day.” This has become so normalised that people who actually want to celebrate their birthday often feel embarrassed to say so — as if […]