Once I began finding more purpose in my work, the need for Adderall fell away. It seemed so obvious in retrospect that the root of my problem had been deeply spiritual – a lack of meaning, a lack of purpose. I promised myself I would never again do a job that required me to drug myself. 

Our society at large is built around the masculine energy. The Monday-Friday 9-5 workweek that never ceases and never slows… this is designed for the men and their relatively steady energetic output. For women to operate in this system, we’re inherently at risk for burnout. If we aren’t hyper aware of ourselves, if we don’t set our own boundaries, and honor our energetic output unapologetically, there is no way we can sustain.  

You might be expecting me to write about calming breath techniques. I’m not going to do that. I want to talk about letting it out. Why? Because I think anger gets a bad wrap and I think it’s time to rethink how we understand and process anger.