Jamie Varon

We don’t commit now. We don’t see the point. They’ve always said there are so many fish in the sea, but never before has that sea of fish been right at our fingertips on OkCupid, Tinder, Grindr, Hinge, take your pick. We can order up a human being in the same way we can order […]

Grab that cozy blanket and curl up with your tears!

Unless you’re a total narcissist, you will feel envious many, many, many, many times in your life. This is just how it goes. There is no sense in expecting yourself to not feel that bubbling of jealousy that tingles in your throat. IT WILL HAPPEN. Likely, it happened to you today or yesterday or some day in […]

I want you to know that nothing is wrong with you.

\I am forever fighting against perfection. There exists within me a legitimate desire to be very, very good at things — even the best at some things — coupled with an intense desire to discount all my efforts by forever banishing them to the Not Good Enough Pile. I am always hanging in that balance of am I being […]

I too have yearned for a simpler existence, a metaphorical cabin in the woods away from the pressures of modern life.

Love is being acutely aware of how quickly someone could ruin you.

Nobody gets to tell you who the fuck you are, for one.

I remember when I used to abhor routine, when waking up before 9am was a form of torture I only subjected myself to for early flights or hungover stumbles to the kitchen for water. When I dreamt of getting older — and, of course, I did dream of it — I thought of the perceived freedom of adulthood, this […]

Want to go on a spontaneous road trip to go stare up at the stars and talk about the Universe? Okay!

You adamantly refuse to be the kind of woman the world wants you to be.

Breakthroughs are always sneaky. They disguise themselves as breakdowns but then, suddenly, you pull through them cleansed and clear.

When you do the work to heal, it can sometimes be a dark tunnel. It can feel like you haven’t done anything at all.

If you chase the opinion of others to validate your life, you will do so forever. It will never end.

The ugly truth is that we are addicted to using the Internet to distract us from ourselves. And it’s making us miserable.

You shouldn’t aim for a life of ease, of comfort, and of perfection, of a constant happiness that never wanes.

First: you are not alone. That is important. Imprint that upon yourself.

Rediscovering a favorite song and binge listening to it while you feel super nostalgic about your past.