PinnedGabrielle BovardI met a stranger and he changed my life.“I’m going to die tomorrow,” the man said, shifting his striking blue eyes to meet my gaze. The three-foot space between us suddenly grew…4 min read·Apr 25, 2022--3--3
PinnedGabrielle BovardThe gift within our griefI had been focused on the loss. On losing you. The grand goodbye. It consumed me. It was like a swift, sudden flood that left my heart…3 min read·Mar 30, 2022--1--1
PinnedGabrielle BovardWant to live your best life? Do this first.Within each of us lives a vulnerable child — a papier-mâché shell of fragile layers wrapped around a central lie. The lie is the question…4 min read·Apr 3, 2022----
PinnedGabrielle BovardThe greatest lesson I ever learned in a rideshareMy mother is afraid of Uber drivers. For the rest of my life, every time I enter a stranger’s vehicle, she will descend into a low-level…4 min read·Mar 31, 2022--2--2
PinnedGabrielle BovardHow feminism hurts menIf chivalry is dead, it’s women who killed it. Or, perhaps not killed, but sent into a confused hibernation. For all the wonderful things…3 min read·Mar 30, 2022--30--30
Gabrielle BovardHow nature gives us permission to failA quick read for anyone who struggles with perfection or self-criticism. Find a simple mental shift to help you go easier on yourself.1 min read·Jun 2, 2022----
Gabrielle Bovard1 easy practice for a happier lifeThe difference between people who are happy and those who suffer is simple: the former believe that everything is serendipity and that even…3 min read·May 23, 2022----
Gabrielle BovardHow bad days are our best teachersThe truth about this life is that we all are slated to face certain unavoidable mishaps, failures, and tragedies. Yet, we race with abandon…4 min read·Apr 20, 2022----
Gabrielle BovardHow I found peace within rejectionIt was a dreary morning when I entered the coffee shop, heart set on a warm tea and a pastry. I glanced to my left and saw two…4 min read·Apr 15, 2022--1--1
Gabrielle BovardWhy owning your story is your most important workOn a cold day in December 2020, I cuddled a South African penguin at the aviary. Oddly enough, that was not the most incredible thing that…4 min read·Apr 13, 2022--1--1