Hello Hello!

Welcome! I am so happy you are here and that I have the chance to connect with you in this space.

My name is Quinn. I am a 25 year old who is trying to get a handle on life - while coming to the reality that I’ll probably never have it all together.

I am an enthusiast in the world of music, fitness, food, mental health, environmental studies, and creative explorations. My values are rooted in the community I have and aim to build. Simply put, I love people. I love storytelling. I love bringing the beauty of others to the forefront, and talking about their work and creativities. I love to be vulnerable and dissect and create safe communities.

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But let me assure you that I’m not some outspoken social leader who understands completely the power and privileges I hold.

I am someone who can often be quiet, shy from projecting my beliefs from growing up in a household where I was always deescalating conflicts and disagreements to create safe spaces. I am working on balancing the need for safety and vocalizing issues and boundaries that should not be silenced.

I’m not often great at it. But I’m trying. And I know the person I am now is significantly better than who I was a year ago, and someone I am proud to call myself. 

Yes there’s absolutely days I feel I should be accelerating quicker and putting in more work. And I’m sure I could legitimately do so. But living in a societal system of uncanny levels of productivity, I know that it is already a quality I, and we, possess. I’m just trying to not burn myself out - as I have already tested that boundary and it was not a point in my life I was happy or proud to experience.

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I have fears. I have some deep insecurities that change how I live my life in public versus at home. I get scared of not being a good friend often. A good brother. A good son. A good coworker. I definitely need a lot of validations on a weekly basis. But I still doubt myself and who I am, and I know these experiences and doubts are familiar to many.

Happiness is absolutely something I believe that comes from within. I am on that path now and am nowhere near the endless finish line. But I believe it’s also important to not wait for that finish line to feel complete. I have a hard time getting ahead on this but I always have been told you can’t wait for perfection. We want to so bad, but we can’t stay in the fixation phase forever. We have to live our dreams now, to live in our intentions. As Denzel Washington says, “dreams without goals are just dreams.” So, I am trying to take some steps in what I believe to be the right direction of love and trust, not just to serve myself better, but be a stronger more loving person for the people and communities in my life.

Again, I am thrilled to be here with you and am excited to work through the ever changing emotional waves of life. Cheers and much love being sent your way❤️