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 1
- 8 min
It's A New Era Of Protecting Your F*cking Sparkle
I thought I'd finally lost my marbles.
zarabarrie
- Feb 15
- 6 min
PSA: Don't Give Your Power Away
You are the bouncer of the nightclub that is your mind.
zarabarrie
- Jan 21
- 9 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, 2023
- 6 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, 2023
- 10 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, 2023
- 12 min
This Too Shall F*cking Pass
A story of medication and mental illness.
zarabarrie
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 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, 2023
- 9 min
Everything Glitters In The Pines
It doesn't feel like anything. Except for complete forgiveness.
zarabarrie
- Sep 13, 2023
- 5 min
PSA: Protect Your F*cking Sparkle
Don't let any energy vampire snuff out your flame, babe.
zarabarrie
- Sep 6, 2023
- 6 min
It's WRITING Season: Put Down the Rosè & Pick up the PEN!
Enough with poolside drinking. Start WRITING.
zarabarrie
- Aug 29, 2023
- 8 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, 2023
- 5 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, 2023
- 8 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, 2023
- 3 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, 2023
- 7 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, 2023
- 12 min
The Locked Diary #19: Everything I've Ever Wanted
The final chapter.
zarabarrie
- Jun 22, 2023
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #18: Everything is Heavy
Also: my guardian angel smokes Virginia Slims.
zarabarrie
- Jun 12, 2023
- 8 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, 2023
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #16: Writing Myself Into The Wrong Scene
A different kind of writer's strike...
zarabarrie
- May 19, 2023
- 10 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, 2023
- 8 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #14: The Year Of Magical Sinking
You will choose self-preservation.
zarabarrie
- May 4, 2023
- 6 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #13: THE SQUID INK PASTA HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS
And other things we lose in the fire.
zarabarrie
- Apr 28, 2023
- 6 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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