Lorena Thomas

Have you ever wake up next to someone you love—really love—look over at them, and feel it hit you like a punch to the chest? …

You know those moments when your chest tightens, your mind races, and you feel stuck between saying what you need and keeping the peace? Yeah, …

No one tells you how quietly a relationship can end. Sometimes, it isn’t a blowout fight or a single betrayal. It’s the slow unraveling—the thousand …

Honestly, Father’s Day is weird. Some years I wanted to ignore it, others I wanted to make a whole thing out of it. But every …

Maybe you never said it out loud, but I’ll bet the thought’s crossed your mind: Would anyone even notice if I wasn’t here? Yeah. That …

Look, I’m not here to feed you empty platitudes about love or pretend dating is as simple as swiping right or waiting for fate to …

What rarely gets said out loud? That being a single parent can feel like balancing on a tightrope with no net—everyone watching, no one really …

You and I both know the world is full of noise. Kids pick up on what you do when you’re barely paying attention—sometimes more than …

There’s a moment when you look around your life and realize you’re only staying because the rent is paid, or the bills somehow disappear, or …

You know the feeling. The one where you’re sandwiched between your old bestie giving side-eye and your partner looking like they’d rather be anywhere else. …