Archive - 'Splaining

I left a failed relationship: I believe in love even more

Love had turned into a burning stove, and I left my hand on it for far, far too long.

Jun 21 •

April 2025

Lessons from a Holocaust survivor

When I covered my first war, I was so sick with anxiety that I puked at my desk. I received wire images of a mother and two children who had been killed…

Apr 9 •

March 2025

Why news is so damn negative

Terms like “doomscrolling,” “headline anxiety” and “headline stress disorder” have emerged in the past two years because of these commonly shared…

Mar 25 •

Journalists are failing the youth for a paycheck

Too many headlines are blaming kids for their drinking and consumption habits and not enough are pointing at the corporations destroying lives for…

Mar 6 •

January 2025

How to handle news burnout from a political reporter

As a political reporter and a storyteller at heart, this is my hot take: people need better boundaries with media.

Jan 28 •

December 2024

Holiday Stress: Can you heal your family member's anxieties?

This time of year, we have a unique opportunity to help family or friends ease their anxieties and feel safe in a place where they might have…

Dec 24, 2024 •

Southern, not stupid

Southern culture deserves a rebranding, not erasure.

Dec 19, 2024 •

February 2023

All signs point to

Don acquired quite a bit of money, and enemies, leading up to his disappearance.

Feb 4, 2023 •

January 2023

Reframing my perspective on Don Lewis

Jan 23, 2023 •

Money talks, shuts up, and flees

Today I hit some dead ends and came up with more questions than answers.

Jan 22, 2023 •

Devils in the dollars

I'm feeling poor right about now

Jan 20, 2023 •

Day one: mystery land

It's early in our search for Don Lewis in Costa Rica. I'm nervous that this might lead to a lot of dead ends, but we have something we didn't have…

Jan 19, 2023 •

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