So who actually is Lara?
Good question. I’ve been asking myself that for years.
I grew up in a house where conversations were basically a sport. My parents debated everything at the dinner table — politics, philosophy, whether cereal counts as soup (it doesn’t, obviously). I think that’s where my love of talking things through came from.
I spent years working in education — teaching, tutoring, mentoring — and what I found was that the best learning never happens in a classroom. It happens in the messy middle of real life. When something goes wrong. When you’re embarrassed. When you thought you had it figured out and then absolutely did not.
That’s what this blog is about. The messy middle.
These days I spend my time reading too many books, having too many opinions, filming videos where I talk directly at the camera like I’m confiding in my best friend (because honestly, that’s what it feels like), and trying to figure out how to be a decent human being.
I’m not a therapist. I’m not a life coach. I’m just someone who pays attention and likes to write about it.
If any of this sounds like your kind of thing — welcome. Pull up a chair. Let’s figure it out together.
A few things about me: I have strong opinions about coffee (oat milk, always). I’ve read the same three books approximately twelve times each. I genuinely enjoy talking to strangers. I once gave a 45-minute unsolicited TED Talk at a dinner party about why we should all journal more. Everyone stayed. I take that as a win.
Want to keep up with what I’m thinking about? Join the newsletter below.