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Starla Gatson

Starla is a Louisiana-based freelance writer and certified dance instructor who loves compelling stories, meaningful conversations and strong coffee.

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  • 3 min
  • Heart & Soul
  • Relationships & Advice
  • The Confidant

How to Stop Personalizing Rejection

  • Posted on September 15, 2021July 14, 2021
  • byStarla Gatson
The choice to be gentle with myself after a rejection has been worth it every single time.
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  • 3 min
  • The Dreamer

How to Navigate the Growing Pains of Adulthood

  • Posted on September 2, 2021June 17, 2021
  • byStarla Gatson
Change is a good thing. It’s a necessary part of life.
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  • 2 min
  • Darling Letters

Darling Letters: How to Take Up Space

  • Posted on July 19, 2021May 31, 2021
  • byStarla Gatson
I’m learning to take up every bit of space I’ve been given, and it feels good.
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  • Heart & Soul
  • The Confidant

Why You Should Check In on the Friend Who ‘Has It All Together’ This Christmas

  • Posted on December 22, 2020December 13, 2020
  • byStarla Gatson
Yes, she may be strong, but strong people are not immune to struggle.
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  • 4 min
  • The Confidant

Here’s the Problem with Stereotypes (and How to Challenge Them)

  • Posted on November 30, 2020November 16, 2020
  • byStarla Gatson
To challenge stereotypes, you must be willing to lean into connection and listen to understand.
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  • 3 min
  • The Confidant

Letters to My Younger Self: The 18-Year-Old Who Thinks She Doesn’t Measure Up

  • Posted on October 7, 2020January 6, 2021
  • byStarla Gatson
You are not perfect, and though this is a fact you wrestle with to this day, you are fiercely loved anyway.
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  • The Intellectual

Why Did We Wait Until Quarantine to Be Intentional?

  • Posted on May 1, 2020April 21, 2020
  • byStarla Gatson
Maybe the discomfort of this forced pause will remind us that we need to become reacquainted with rest.
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