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Jul 28

The Strange Feeling So Many Adults Can’t Explain

The quiet epidemic not enough people are talking about

The Strange Feeling So Many Adults Can’t Explain

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Jun 24, 2024

“At This Time, We Have Decided To Proceed With Another Candidate.”

We’ve all felt the sting of those words

“At This Time, We Have Decided To Proceed With Another Candidate.”

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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Apr 29

I Keep Almost Becoming Something

What it’s like to never settle into one path

I Keep Almost Becoming Something

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Word Garden

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Jan 30, 2024

My Morning Routine Today As A Personal Trainer

It didn’t go as planned.

My Morning Routine Today As A Personal Trainer

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

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Oct 21, 2022

What Grief and The Trauma That Follows Has Taught Me

I am 36 years old. My first experience with death was when I lost my grandma and grandpa around the same time. If I recall correctly, they…

What Grief and The Trauma That Follows Has Taught Me

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10h ago

The View From the Dish Sink

How a 4 hour shift at a local diner reminded me that real life doesn’t happen on a screen.

The View From the Dish Sink

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2d ago

The Death of Giving a Damn

How institutional compliance and the hustle trap broke our spirit and left us running on empty.

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AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend

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3d ago

The Chair Where I Gave Up On Life

This is not for the faint of heart.

The Chair Where I Gave Up On Life

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4d ago

When You Feel Like a Spectator at the Workplace Circus

I came home from a work training today in a trance.

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Write A Catalyst

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5d ago

Read This If You Feel Like a Fraud Launching Something New Right Now

The magic of clueless beginnings.

Read This If You Feel Like a Fraud Launching Something New Right Now

Blake Shields

Blake Shields

Freelance writer exploring running, fitness, sobriety, grief and life outside the box. https://ko-fi.com/blakeshields

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