Even now, upperclassmen can still make me feel like I’m back in high school — awkward, nerdy, and definitely not one of the “cool kids.” I suddenly find myself slipping back into teenage insecurities. Not good enough. Not fitting in. Total weirdo — into stuff no one...
I Met Two Italian Twins on a Hike—and What They Asked Me Changed Everything Last week, I was out hiking when I met two gorgeous Italian twins. They were nervous about bears, so we started walking together, chatting as we went. Naturally, the conversation turned to...
Hiking up the back side of Smuggler, I came across two, nervous-looking, Italian twin sisters. Worried about running into bears, I assured them they were safe — as we know, it’s relatively common to see a bear but beyond rare to be attacked by one. Fears assuaged, we...
The Secret I Carried For years, I carried a secret: I was desperately addicted to cigarettes. The shame was crushing. I was terrified anyone would find out. I’d hide, like a junkie in back alleys, making sure no one knew. I even had boyfriends who never discovered it....
While the party roared inside, I slipped into the night, shadows covering me — I had to get my fix. For years, I was a clandestine nicotine junkie. My shame was crushing. I went to extreme lengths to hide it, like a meth head — slinking off like a fiend into Aspen’s...
From Shock Therapy at 11 to Venus in Leo: Why Your Creativity Is About to Explode When I was in middle school, I attended this hippie log cabin school outside of Aspen where we put on plays that were wildly inappropriate for our age. I’m talking A Streetcar Named...
As kids at the Aspen Community School, we were cast in plays that were wildly inappropriate for our age — think “Streetcar Named Desire” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” In the latter, I played a nurse administering shock treatment to my friend Andy, who...
The Heart of the Lion Meets the Virgo New Moon – Here’s Why It Matters When I first learned that one of the four ancient royal stars—Regulus, the Heart of the Lion constellation—was my rising sign star, I was totally pumped. I mean, who wouldn’t be? It felt like the...
When I first learned that Regulus, one of the ancient four royal stars, was rising at the exact moment of my birth, I was thrilled. I thought, I’m so special. I’m destined for big things. After all, Regulus means “little king” — or in my case, “little queen.” Knowing...
When Mercury Went Direct, I Felt… Sad. Here’s What That Really Meant. I woke up this morning feeling unexpectedly sad—because Mercury just stationed direct. I know, that’s not the typical reaction. Most people breathe a sigh of relief when Mercury retrograde...
