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#22: No one likes a mad woman

Women feel like prey but we don't talk about it?

Feb 2 •

January 2024

#21: What 2023 felt like

+ a few of my favorite things.

Jan 1 •

December 2023

#20: Something I need to write

[Journal Excerpt] Late August, 2023 I am terrified. I fluctuate between being an extraordinary confident person and a vastly insure one. How do I have…

Dec 14, 2023 •

#19: What I know to be true at 30

Wear more white. Don’t take advice from fearful people. They project their limitations onto you. You can’t plan joy. Be present and let it surprise you…

Dec 4, 2023 •

September 2023

#18: What if mistakes are very good for you?

I pull my new white dress covered in tiny roses over my head, it soon becomes obvious it is six inches too short to qualify for the job it was hired to…

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

#17: The upside of delusional thinking

Otherwise known as optimism

Aug 19, 2023 •

April 2023

#16: You have to make a lot of things that suck before you make anything good

Good morning! Just when I think my meditation practice has transformed me, I lose my f*ing mind because our neighbours have parked in front of our house…

Apr 15, 2023 •

#15: A case for enjoying life

Why does this feel countercultural?

Apr 2, 2023 •

February 2023

#14: Do it, to see it, to do it

On failure and taking yourself less seriously

Feb 22, 2023 •

December 2022

#13: Short stories that feel hard to share

Anxiety, restrictive eating, and social media

Dec 12, 2022 •

September 2022

#12: Feeling uncomfortable in New York City

Imposter syndrome, a silk dress, and Tibi's showroom

Sep 11, 2022 •

June 2022

#11: Finding my style post-pandemic and the nylon pants I'm dreaming of

You’re reading Try Stuff Energy, a newsletter on how it feels like to put yourself out into the word and try stuff. Written by Caitlin Sowers. Reporting…

Jun 17, 2022 •

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