I Didn't Want To Go Into My Birthday Like This
But life is a reckless teenager we can't control. *Prefer to listen rather than read? I GOT you. Listen to the audio on Substack! “What...
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ORIGINAL MUSINGS
zarabarrie
Apr 18 min
It's A New Era Of Protecting Your F*cking Sparkle
I thought I'd finally lost my marbles.
zarabarrie
Feb 156 min
PSA: Don't Give Your Power Away
You are the bouncer of the nightclub that is your mind.
zarabarrie
Jan 219 min
5 Massive Mistakes That Saved My Life
If I hadn't made mistakes, I wouldn't have ALL THIS! Lately, I’ve been thinking so, so much about the laundry list of mistakes I’ve made...
zarabarrie
Dec 15, 20236 min
5 Affirmations For a Magical 2024
GET ON THE F*CKING STAGE. Kittens, we've almost made it! We have just shy of two weeks until 2024. If I’ve learned ~anything~ in 2023...
zarabarrie
Nov 28, 202310 min
Feelings & Guardian Angels: How I Came Back To Life
You can't cherry-pick your feelings. It's an all or nothing deal.
zarabarrie
Nov 16, 202312 min
This Too Shall F*cking Pass
A story of medication and mental illness.
zarabarrie
Nov 8, 20232 min
'Tis The Season To Be Lit Up By Your Life: A BIG SIS ANNOUNCEMENT
Listen to your big sis AND life coach. Babe. Your big sis has news. Big, epic life-changing big sis news. After years of dreaming and...
zarabarrie
Nov 3, 20239 min
Everything Glitters In The Pines
It doesn't feel like anything. Except for complete forgiveness.
zarabarrie
Sep 13, 20235 min
PSA: Protect Your F*cking Sparkle
Don't let any energy vampire snuff out your flame, babe.
zarabarrie
Sep 6, 20236 min
It's WRITING Season: Put Down the Rosè & Pick up the PEN!
Enough with poolside drinking. Start WRITING.
zarabarrie
Aug 29, 20238 min
True Story, Bro: How I Became a Life Coach
She made fun of life coaches. Until she became one. A cautionary tale!
zarabarrie
Aug 20, 20235 min
Cheers, Bitches
A story about chosen family. I’m stuffing a rhinestone-encrusted wheelchair into the trunk of a Long Island town car in towering Mary...
zarabarrie
Aug 7, 20238 min
The Life-Changing Magic of the Leisurely Workout
Stop pretending you love running and lean into lazy chic. Oh, how I want so badly to be a SoulCycle girl. A Barry’s Bootcamp girl. A girl...
zarabarrie
Jul 27, 20233 min
You Are Not Too Old & It Is Not Too Late
You are not TOO OLD—you are perfect. So dissolve that miserable thought! I've got a ~public service announcement~ for this fine week, my...
zarabarrie
Jul 19, 20237 min
PSA: Don't Listen To The Bitches In The Back
If you want to be creative don't listen to the kill-joys in the back. “What an idiot SHE IS." “OH MY GOD, DRAMATIC MUCH? STUPID BITCH.”...
zarabarrie
Jul 10, 202312 min
The Locked Diary #19: Everything I've Ever Wanted
The final chapter.
zarabarrie
Jun 22, 20239 min
The Locked Diary #18: Everything is Heavy
Also: my guardian angel smokes Virginia Slims.
zarabarrie
Jun 12, 20238 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #17: The Beginning Of The End
A crucial update. (To read this chapter—keep scrolling. If you prefer to listen to me read it aloud, click on the video below:) It's been...
zarabarrie
May 31, 202311 min
The Locked Diary #16: Writing Myself Into The Wrong Scene
A different kind of writer's strike...
zarabarrie
May 19, 202310 min
The Locked Diary #15: We All Have Issues (Especially Me. Right Now. At This Party)
Especially me. Right now. At this party.
zarabarrie
May 11, 20238 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #14: The Year Of Magical Sinking
You will choose self-preservation.
zarabarrie
May 4, 20236 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #13: THE SQUID INK PASTA HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS
And other things we lose in the fire.
zarabarrie
Apr 28, 20236 min
The Locked Diary Birthday Reflections: LA Has An Interesting Way...
She'll turn the glitter into litter and your dreams into pyramid schemes. When I turned twenty-one I lived in a glass house in Beachwood...
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