A reminder to those in their twenties - it's gonna be messy and it's gonna be yours to own - speak your truth - with all of you.

As I write this, I’m shoeless and sitting in the back of my Jeep with my feet on the center console eating a whole-wheat English muffin...

It was a Tuesday and I sat down with my journal and wrote, "What makes you happy?" My response came fast and easy- dirty feet, a sun-kissed

We woke up to Money for Nothing by Dire Straits playing over our tents at 3:00 am. It was summit day. We made coffee, took a few shots of...

CGIK and I have some serious discussions in a very beautiful location about loss and relationships.

This past weekend was Grandpa Gordy’s funeral. The contrast was so stark—between the loss of Tj at thirty-one and my grandfather at...

Love, Time, and Death come to take, to heal, and to create. Inspired by the 2016 film featuring Will Smith, Collateral Beauty.

Processing grief is extremely challenging, and it can be hard for those around you to know how to support you. This is my experience.

If you've made it to thirty-five years old or older and haven't had to take antidepressants and/or be in therapy, you must be part of the...

The Cute Guy in Khakis story continued. This is the Texas version, with some (extra) details. Rated PG-13.

Spotify Discover Weekly tells me a lot about myself. If you have Spotify, you know that they create a whole new playlist (available every...

Poem written by Alisha Hopper.

A vase of flowers shows up at my first book signing event in Aitkin, MN. The card is signed "The Cute Guy in Khakis." This is that story.

"I don't know what do to." "Where do I go from here?" "I have lost everything." At times, we may feel like life has completely fallen...

March 14 is National Write Down Your Own Story Day. Here's why you should participate.

I was leaning against a bookcase of (mostly self-help) books, my hand hovering over a line of essential oils. Believe, Peace, Wild...

Feeling misunderstood, or like you're too weird? Read this.

Have you ever just picked a random Airbnb and traveled there? That's what we did, and here's the story about it.

Fluid like water in a bay, the tide comes in and takes the simple mind away. Left underneath are shells and stone, cracked open and...

Humble, small, little, and kind. Water trickling at the beginning of the time. Smoothing, breaking, taking with it bits of rock. Just so...