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😳 I told Demetris I'm scared to be happy

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

😳 I told Demetris I'm scared to be happy

Sitting next to him, out of nowhere. Here's what happened after.

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Viry Medina
⚽️ England scored twice in two minutes and I just... accepted it

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

⚽️ England scored twice in two minutes and I just... accepted it

What that taught me about believing before you have proof.

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Viry Medina
🚗 I picked the boring option and I'm not even mad about it

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

🚗 I picked the boring option and I'm not even mad about it

It wasn't loud. It wasn't impressive. It might be the most honest thing I've done all year.

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Viry Medina
📸 Someone told me I was doing my engagement photos wrong

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

📸 Someone told me I was doing my engagement photos wrong

I almost believed them, until I reminded myself this is MY vision.

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Viry Medina
 🦋 I skipped my own engagement in my journal and didn't even notice

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

🦋 I skipped my own engagement in my journal and didn't even notice

I was so busy listing everything hard, I walked right past my own good news.

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Viry Medina
✈️ We looked at flights to Brussels and I almost said yes

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

✈️ We looked at flights to Brussels and I almost said yes

And then I remembered I always almost say yes.

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Viry Medina
🍋 Thomas is booked. Andrea’s on vacation. And I'm on my own.

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

🍋 Thomas is booked. Andrea’s on vacation. And I'm on my own.

The fires are still burning, but I'm taking the spa day anyway.

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Viry Medina
😮‍💨 I ghosted you. Turns out I needed to.

May 28, 2026

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2 min read

😮‍💨 I ghosted you. Turns out I needed to.

My therapist told me to leave the state. I'm working on it.

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Viry Medina
💍 From roommate to fiancée, and I still don't know what I'm doing

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

💍 From roommate to fiancée, and I still don't know what I'm doing

Penguins, a ruby ring, and me already spiraling by morning — per usual.

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Viry Medina
🍌 The banana or the bathroom (my body made me choose)

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

🍌 The banana or the bathroom (my body made me choose)

And in that moment I realized I've been trying to control something I never could.

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Viry Medina
😮‍💨 Waiting for May

Apr 16, 2026

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2 min read

😮‍💨 Waiting for May

I thought I was going in with good news. I wasn't wrong — but I wasn't finished either.

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Viry Medina
🫶🏼 Vanessa called me out and she wasn't wrong

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

🫶🏼 Vanessa called me out and she wasn't wrong

So I deleted the recordings and asked myself: what would I tell a friend?

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Viry Medina
😓 I was on the verge of tears the whole walk home

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

😓 I was on the verge of tears the whole walk home

On brain tumors, nerve shocks, and the walk that almost broke me this week.

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Viry Medina
💵 My complicated relationship with money

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

💵 My complicated relationship with money

Free lunch, a school I couldn't attend, and the savings I quietly burned through — my money story is messy. Maybe yours is too.

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Viry Medina
📚 I made the account on Valentine's Day. I didn't post for a month!

Mar 20, 2026

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7 min read

📚 I made the account on Valentine's Day. I didn't post for a month!

The gap between "I'm going to do this" and actually doing it is where I've been living. Here's what finally moved me.

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Viry Medina
📌 You had your moment. Now what?

Mar 17, 2026

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6 min read

📌 You had your moment. Now what?

Consider accountability, lower stakes, and a very encouraging group of friends.

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Viry Medina
🥲 She told me I had permission (and I cried like I'd been waiting years to hear it)

Mar 13, 2026

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7 min read

🥲 She told me I had permission (and I cried like I'd been waiting years to hear it)

Spoiler: I had been.

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Viry Medina
💭 The question that cracked me open (and might do the same for you)

Mar 10, 2026

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5 min read

💭 The question that cracked me open (and might do the same for you)

It's 3 words. It'll take 30 seconds. And you might cry a little. Fair warning.

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Viry Medina
💚 She never asked for permission

Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

💚 She never asked for permission

A Women's History Month letter about my mom, my name, and the woman I'm slowly becoming

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Viry Medina
🌸 Signs you've been making yourself smaller

Mar 3, 2026

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5 min read

🌸 Signs you've been making yourself smaller

A framework for catching the quiet moments when you shrink — and what to do instead

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Viry Medina
🌻 Turns out self-love looks a lot like vitamins and pajamas

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

🌻 Turns out self-love looks a lot like vitamins and pajamas

A few small ways I've been showing up for myself this season

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Viry Medina
💛 Love is boring (and I mean that in the best way)

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

💛 Love is boring (and I mean that in the best way)

15 years, a high school sweetheart, and everything the fairy tale left out

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Viry Medina
💚 When Bad Bunny proved there's room for all of us

Feb 17, 2026

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6 min read

💚 When Bad Bunny proved there's room for all of us

On Super Bowl Sunday, unapologetic authenticity, and why showing up fully is an act of love and resistance

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Viry Medina
💫 Giving myself another chance to live life (not just survive it)

Feb 17, 2026

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6 min read

💫 Giving myself another chance to live life (not just survive it)

On letting go of survival mode and deciding to make space for dreams again, even when the world feels heavy

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Viry Medina
🎯 Your motivation toolkit for when goals or life get hard

Jan 30, 2026

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4 min read

🎯 Your motivation toolkit for when goals or life get hard

Because the path is never as linear as you think it'll be—here's how to keep going anyway

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