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Steph Vargas
No. 6: Letting Go of the “Good Mother” Ideal
There’s a version of motherhood we’re handed long before we ever become mothers. She’s always calm. Always selfless. She knows exactly...
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2 days ago2 min read
No. 5: Am I Selfish or Just Tired?
The Hidden Weight of Emotional Labor There’s a question that loops quietly in the back of my mind on certain days: Am I being selfish?...
stephstarzinski
Aug 193 min read
No. 4: What I Thought Marriage Would Be
And What It's Been Instead I thought marriage would feel like a safe place to land. I thought it would be a space of shared growth, of...
stephstarzinski
Aug 82 min read
No. 3: From Scientific Logic to Imaginative Mind: Choosing Creativity as Survival
For years, I lived inside lab reports and data sets, the sterileness of fluorescent lights, and the endless cycle of productivity that...
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Jul 254 min read
No. 2: She Stayed With Me
A Tribute to My Dog, My True Companion Before my marriage, before my son, before the hard conversations and the emotional...
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May 172 min read
No. 1: Why I’m Writing Again: Reclaiming My Inner Voice in Adulthood
There’s a quiet moment that arrives after years of noise. It doesn’t come with fireworks or a dramatic breakdown. It comes like a deep...
stephstarzinski
Apr 222 min read
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