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The Shiftlist: Glow-Up or Get Out
This one’s for my ex. And my ex’s ex. And that situationship that ghosted me but still watches my stories like it’s a Netflix series he never paid for. Welcome to The Shift List. Roxy here. Where today’s episode is called: “Glow-Up or Get Out.” Subtitled: Get Out. Seriously. I’m not paying for both our…
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Not a Crime Scene: Why My Podcast Isn’t About The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me
by Roxy Redrum I was watching the news the other day, and they were covering a trial—another senseless murder, another grieving family standing in a courtroom reading letters to the man who took their daughter’s life. The letters were full of hate. Understandably. They wanted him to feel the weight of what he did. And…
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I Took Her Advice… She Didn’t
I used to take on my mother’s irritation like it was my job. Every time she sighed at something my dad did—or didn’t do—I felt it in my bones. I’d try to fix it. Make her laugh. Be extra helpful. Play peacemaker between two adults who made choices I had no say in. For a…
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I Fed Myself and Went Pee When I Needed To: A Love Story
There’s no medal for eating when you’re hungry. No standing ovation for going pee when you feel the urge. No applause for choosing to take magnesium 90 minutes before bed instead of right before you pass out on your phone. But maybe there should be. Because for some of us, listening to our body after…
