Saba Tekle

There is a specific kind of grief that hits when you finally walk away from a relationship and realize you should have done it years ago. It is not just sadness about the breakup itself. It is a quiet, heavy ache about all the time you gave to something that was never going to become … Read more

You wake up exhausted even after eight hours of sleep. Small inconveniences send your heart racing. You cannot remember the last time you felt truly present with people you love. Your mind races even when you desperately want to calm down. These are not character flaws. They are signs your nervous system is stuck in … Read more

You used to know exactly who you were. You had your own opinions, your own rhythm, your own way of moving through the world. Then somewhere between the late-night conversations, the shared routines, and the slow merging of two lives into one, that version of you started to fade. If you are reading this, you … Read more

It’s 3 AM and you’re staring at the ceiling again. That thing you said. That choice you made. The person you hurt. Your brain is playing it on loop like a broken record, and no amount of reasoning makes it stop. If you’re reading this, you probably know that crushing weight of self-attack all too … Read more

It rarely happens overnight. One day you’re singing along to your favorite songs on the commute to work, and six months later you realize you can’t remember the last time you played music at all. The signs your relationship is changing you in ways you don’t like are usually quiet, gradual, and easy to dismiss … Read more

Some mornings I wake up and everything feels fine. Not great, not terrible — just fine. The coffee tastes the same. The commute runs on autopilot. The conversations feel rehearsed. And somewhere between the second meeting and the lunch break, a quiet question surfaces: do I actually like my life, or have I just gotten … Read more

You meet someone new. The chemistry feels electric. They say all the right things, and for a moment, you think this time might be different. Three months later, you are exhausted, confused, and wondering how you ended up in the same situation again. If this sounds familiar, you are not broken. You are not unlucky. … Read more

For years, your world narrowed to one purpose: caring for someone you loved. You learned their favorite foods, memorized their medication schedules, and put your own needs on hold. Now that season of life has shifted, and you find yourself asking a question that catches in your throat: “Who am I now?” If you’ve spent … Read more

There’s a quiet ache that many people in their 30s and 40s know well. You’ve worked hard, built a life, maybe started a family or climbed a career ladder. But lately, something feels off. The path you’re on doesn’t feel like yours anymore. It feels like you woke up one day and realized you were … Read more

If you have ever refreshed your Amazon KDP dashboard six times before breakfast, you are far from alone. Most authors I talk to admit they check their sales data way more often than they should, and it eats away at their writing time, their confidence, and honestly, their joy in this work. But here is … Read more