Keep the Faith Let’s just call it out…the new year can bring up A LOT. 🥂😅 It can feel like a time of new beginnings, of transition, of hope, of excitement…🌟✨ It can also feel like a time full of overwhelm, and expectation, and discomfort. I’ve been feeling #allthefeels these past few weeks as Andrew […]

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elizabeth Su✨ (@heyelizabethsu) CREATIVE PLAYGROUND Adulting is hard. Trauma sucks. And everything is way too serious. The Creativity Playground is your permission slip to do something just for fun. I’ll kick us off! Here’s my creative expression for the month: It turns out, there are a […]

“I am making the brave decision to keep going anyway.”—Morgan Harper Nichols   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Morgan Harper Nichols (@morganharpernichols) #REALTALK   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Elizabeth Su✨ (@heyelizabethsu) Never Not Learning Self-Compassion: Oy vey, has this month been a doozy or […]

Word of the Week: Imposter Syndrome Life Lesson: A few Saturdays ago, I attended the virtual Boston Writing Workshop, where I learned a lot of new things and had a major vulnerability hangover. So this is me, with a fancy, overpriced chai latte, deciding to celebrate not a particular accomplishment but myself for showing up […]

Word of the Week: Burnout Life Lesson: In grad school, I wanted to understand why all of us women were constantly so fucking tired and why it felt like we had to work so much harder than men. I spent two years studying burnout. The research was both eye-opening and deeply saddening, confirming everything I […]

Word of the Week: Mental Health Life Lesson: Seven years later, therapy continues to be the highlight of my week. It’s not always fun, obviously, but it’s an investment in myself, my growth and my wellbeing—plus, it makes me feel really good. Besides, our parents, partner and friends should not be our therapist. That’s not […]

Word of the Week: Self-Worth Life Lesson: Last month, I experienced a week when I felt like a monster and all-around failure at life. One night, I only slept for three hours and cried for nearly 8. I found myself in a place that the start-up world calls “the trough of sorrow”—every entrepreneur and creative […]

Word of the Week: Mindfulness Life Lesson: When thinking on the pandemic and how #quarantinelife changed and affected my personal daily life, one word comes to mind: Mindful. With fewer distractions and a bit more free time, I’ve noticed how much more mindful I am of the present moment. I worry and ponder less on […]