Melissa Faulkner
I see myself as having two paths: I can be a country singer with the stage name Melissa Leigh. Or I can be a rap goddess, and the people will call me Reck-Lyss.
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Melissa Faulkner
An Open Letter To The Fitness Industry During The COVID-19 Pandemic
My movement is not causing me joy right now. Few things are. I do not feel qualified to educate people on how to get through this in a time when no one has been through anything like this.
An Open Letter To The Fitness Industry During COVID-19
I know I am also capable of so much light and positivity. I know I am capable of adapting and being a source of inspiration. I know it is a choice.
An Open Letter To The Ones Who Did Not Choose Me
When you left, I took a deep breath. And then I finally found rest.
But What Happens After You Quit Your Job?
The work I do now is 100% my choice.
Do This When Someone You Love Fucks You Over
Be gentle with yourself in the way they couldn’t be.
The Year I Decided To Romance Myself
That’s the thing about learning to love yourself. There is no timeline.
On Quitting The Job You ‘Should’ Keep And Leaving Everything Behind
Today I will do everything I am told I shouldn’t. I will quit a full-time job with benefits, healthcare, a 401k.
Whenever It’s St. Patty’s Day I Will Always Start To Miss You
If I could freeze frame what happiness looks and feels like, it would be March 17, 2014.
5 Standards You Absolutely Do Not Have To Hold Yourself To In Your Twenties
I don’t feel guilty that I spend my Saturdays getting massages and brunch, while my homeowner friends tend to the lawn. Ask a homeowner what they did with their weekend, and I would bet 9 times out of 10, it will have something to do with yard work.
Power Ranking My Five Most Mortifying Moments Of 2016
Once, I was so drunk that I fell down while my shorts were around my ankles and peed myself. There. I said it.
Here Is the Brutally Honest Christmas Card Every Millennial Should Send This Year
This year was fucking tough. I can’t tell you that it’s going to be “better” next year. But God damn, I’m game to find out.
Sorry, Atlantic — Grocery Shopping Is *This* Millennial’s Favorite Hobby
I genuinely enjoy the art of grocery shopping. The weaving in and out of the aisles and gently caressing each tomato before it makes its way into my basket.