Sasha Crossman-Amezcua

It’s been over a decade since my dad passed. Even writing that sentence feels loaded, because the moment people hear how long it’s been, I can feel the shift. No one says it out loud, but the energy changes. There’s this unspoken assumption that enough time has passed, that I should be “better,” that grief should have softened into something quieter by now.But that’s not how grief works.And that’s definitely not how the nervous system works. Grief is not linear. It never has been. There...

Let’s be real: how many times have you told yourself, “I just need to relax” — but your body won’t listen? You’ve got the candle lit, your playlist on, maybe some tea in your hand, and still… your chest feels heavy, your jaw is locked, and your brain is running a to-do list like it’s your full-time job. Sis, fam, friend — that’s not you being “bad at relaxing.” That’s your nervous system doing what it’s been trained to do. Meet Your Two Main Characters Think of your nervous system like two...

October is the month of haunted houses, jump scares, and ghost stories — but let’s be real, sometimes the scariest thing isn’t outside of...