How I Got Better Friends in My 40s

The right kind of people are out there for you, but you might have to examine who you are surrounding yourself with first before they show up.

In December, I shared The Year I Burnt to the Ground, an essay on how I reclaimed my life after being in a terrible emotional place for a few years.

One of the most pivotal moments in that journey happened at a fundraiser in a church basement, where I realized that so many of my relationships were flaming piles of garbage.

I was a few months into my healing journey and fresh out of Dry January, so I was the most clear-minded I had been in years.