If it's not obvious, I'm a Swiftie. Have been for years. Taylor Swift just dropped one of the most joyful songs she has ever written. Cleveland! is a celebration of love, roots, and being so settled in your own happiness that outside opinions simply don't stick. It's upbeat, it's bold, and it has one of the best lines she has ever written: you only need one person in the whole world who doesn't find you insufferable. And she found hers. If you heard that and felt something, k

By Jason Grand I want to tell you something I have been thinking about sharing for a while. This year, I published three books. And if you have read them, you know they are not light. They are about hard seasons. Emotional exhaustion. Learning to feel safe again. Keeping your heart open after it has been hurt. So I understand if you have wondered: is this person okay? I want you to know the answer is yes. More than yes. I am genuinely happy. I am in the healthiest, most peace

There comes a point when protecting yourself can start to feel easier than staying open. You've been disappointed. A relationship changed. Someone you trusted didn't show up the way you hoped they would. Maybe you finally found your footing again, only to have something happen that made you wonder whether being open-hearted was worth the risk. So you tell yourself: I'm just protecting my peace. And sometimes, you are. But sometimes protection quietly becomes a wall. There is

Which Book Is Right for You? Find Your Starting Place Three books. Three different seasons of the journey back to yourself. One of them is probably exactly where you are right now. There is no wrong place to start. But I want to make this easy for you. Read through and see which one lights something up. Start with Grateful to Be Here if... You are ready to slow down and actually enjoy your life. You have been going so fast for so long that you forgot what it feels like to jus