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How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? The pandemic unraveled me, but not in the ways most might think. As someone working retail in a grocery store, I was deemed “essential,” thrust into daily
Today is April 1st. April Fool’s Day. The day of pretending, of costumes and clever lies. Of masks we wear for fun, or for safety. The day we laugh at what isn’t real. The day we grant ourselves permission to
Our “flaws”, our insecurities, our contradictions, our limiting beliefs. It’s these “negative” traits that make us so unique. I know what you’re thinking, “What an odd thing to believe.” But hear me out. These are the things we don’t share
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From my earliest memories, I’ve felt different. Not in the typical “everyone feels like an outsider” way, but in a fundamental sense of experiencing the world differently than those around me. I had a gift for adaptation—I could blend into
Continue readingThe Oddthentic Manifesto: More Than a Personal Philosophy
What’s something most people don’t understand? That our contradictions aren’t flaws to fix but the very essence of our humanity.Most people don’t understand that we are simultaneously broken and whole, finished and becoming. We’ve been taught that authenticity means consistency
What is one word that describes you? * I’ve decided to engage in the prompts that greet me when I open my blog dashboard. But as a way to honor the oddthentic nature of my blog, Im not going to
I used to wear clothes that I claimed were out of comfort. Function over fashion. But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. The truth was, it brought me comfort in the mere fact that it hid the discomfort
Continue readingThe Armor of My Oddthenticity: Healing Body Image & Self-Acceptance
Finding Sanctuary in a New Groove Sometimes, life takes us down paths we never anticipated, revealing hidden strengths and unexpected truths. I recently found myself navigating a deeply emotional experience, a journey that challenged my understanding of love, loss, and
This is for those of us who’ve stumbled, fallen, and gotten back up, stronger and more determined than ever. This is for the ones who dare to be different, who embrace their quirks and imperfections, and who shine their “oddthentic”
Continue readingThe Fuck-Yeah Manifesto: Owning Your “Oddthentic” Badassery
They say communication is key in relationships. And while that’s not entirely wrong, it’s also not the whole story. Because let’s be real, sometimes communicating is like trying to assemble IKEA furniture with instructions written in Klingon. (And no, I’m
Continue readingThe Roots of Us: Cultivating Oddthentic Relationships.
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