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Another Year Around the Sun
Every single year, without fail, I wake up crying on my birthday. I am not special in this regard. Birthday crying is widely reported, despite what anyone says about this day feeling like any other. It's linked to all the reasons you may think: reflection on aging, social pressure to have the Instagram-worthy "perfect day", emotional overwhelm, and perhaps oddly, loneliness. My birthday always feel like the loneliest day in the calendar year, even if I'm surrounded by people
Sasha Semjonova
Feb 192 min read
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
How well do you actually know yourself – your loves, your fears, your end?
Sasha Semjonova
Oct 22, 20252 min read
Until I Walk Off the Edge of the Earth
How bad can walking to the end of the Earth actually be?
Sasha Semjonova
Mar 1, 20253 min read
Feeling Too Much; What Gives?
Is there such thing as feeling too much?
Sasha Semjonova
Nov 29, 20242 min read
It's easier to write with a noisy brain
After many years, I've finally cracked the code to silencing a noisy brain.
Sasha Semjonova
Oct 2, 20243 min read
Why It's Important to Get Good at Being Alone
When you thought that you'd just mastered the skill of being social, the art of being alone comes in to play. Most of us will have very...
Sasha Semjonova
Jun 25, 20214 min read
It's Okay to Feel Confused and Disconnected
In a time where life is the furthest from normal that many of us have known, it is okay to feel confused, disconnected and disoriented.
Sasha Semjonova
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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