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This year stretched me in ways I never saw coming. There were moments I felt heavy, unsure, and more than a little lost. Moments when the world felt overwhelmingly loud, and others when it felt impossibly quiet. But through all of it, something incredibly beautiful happened… people showed up for me in big ways, small ways, loud ways, gentle ways, seen and unseen. So this is my thank you letter to them. To my incredible parents, thank you for giving up your empty-nester peace

Searching for Something More Something people often ask me when I mention I’m job searching is, “So, what do you want to do?” When I was in high school, answering “I don’t know”  felt acceptable. But now that I’m 24, that answer seems to draw more judgment than understanding. About a year ago, I was feeling defeated. My days followed the same dull routine: work my part-time job, come home, feed the dogs, and watch TV. Night after night. I didn’t feel like I had a purpose.

When Doubt Hits “Apply” First There’s a certain moment in every job search when you finally find the one … That job listing on LinkedIn or Indeed that makes your heart race a little faster. It’s the place you’ve been searching for, maybe for weeks, months, even years, and it feels perfect for you. You can picture yourself there, thriving. You tweak your résumé until every punctuation mark is flawless, write a stellar cover letter, and then, as you hover over the “Apply” butto

What My Job Has Really Taught Me When your job is to care for fifty dogs at once, you learn pretty quickly how to stay calm under...

There it is again… Another subject line that starts with “Thank you for applying…”  and ends with the polite but gutting reminder that...

There’s an unspoken pressure that creeps in the moment you turn twenty. As a teenager, your twenties seem exciting: an entire decade full...

Hi! You just made my day! Thanks for being here. My name is Jordan, and welcome to She Lives Fearless , a collection of my thoughts,...