Archive - The Bloom

Roots, Routines, and Restrooms

Tegami: Leaving Japan, touring toilets and finding solitude.

Jun 27 •

What 6 Months Without Social Media Did to My Life

Spoiler: I didn't need a flip phone to reclaim my time

Jun 17 •

Clutching my heart in Narai

Tegami: A slow day of soft trees, old voices, and quiet joy.

Jun 13 •

Redefining Acceptance As A Tool For Clarity And Movement

Orientation Series #2: Letting go of resistance to find your next step

Jun 3 •

May 2025

How Fear Tricks You Into Staying Stuck

And How to Move Anyway

May 20 •

Lost and Searching: A Guide to Finding Your Way

Orientation Series #1 – From Overwhelm to Clarity: Your First Step

May 6 •

April 2025

What if you did it anyway?

Why confidence follows action — not the other way around.

Apr 22 •

A Moment in the Hidden Tea House

Tegami: Unexpected Invitations

Apr 18 •

A Desert, a Phoenix, a Woman

The Evolution of Women; or: Decisions

Apr 8 •

March 2025

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