Win The Night

Childhood

The Version of Me That Might Have Been
Sometimes I think about all the versions of me that almost became something else.
 • Jake Freudinger
The Ache for Unlived Days.
Are you missing moments that haven’t even happened yet?
 • Jake Freudinger
What do the patterns say?
"What do the patterns say?" Is a question that continues to teach me more about myself and the world around me than I could have ever imagined.
 • Joshua Lopez
Invisible Wall
"Does it feel like I belong here or does this feel like an invisible wall?"
 • Joshua Lopez
30 Things I Wish Someone Said to Me When I Was 10.
Sometimes I imagine a portal. This portal doesn’t take me back to change things… It just lets me sit next to myself in the past.
 • Jake Freudinger
New Perspectives: Rooting Into Joy
When stress takes over, I’ve learned to reroot myself back into joy.
 • Jake Freudinger
Adulthood: What it taught me about my parents.
As a kid I believed without a shadow of a doubt that my parents had all the answers to any questions I could have about life.
 • Joshua Lopez
Seeing My Parents Clearly Took Me Almost 30 Years
A story about growing up, letting go, and learning to love your parents differently.
 • Jake Freudinger
I Spoke to My Inner Child & You Should, Too.
"Inner Child" always felt like something you'd see on a cheesy self-help Instagram post or hear from someone fresh out of a weekend retreat. But, as…
 • Jake Freudinger
5 Ways to Reconnect with Your Inner Child (Before You Fully Become a Soulless Adult)
Somewhere between figuring out how to schedule doctor’s appointments and pretending to like quinoa, you lost the part of yourself that was fun…
 • Jake Freudinger
Places of the Past: Why Nostalgia Keeps Us Connected
There's something deeply personal about these moments—how they pull you into a space that feels untouched by time. Even though life moves on, stepping…
 • Jake Freudinger
The Open Road: A Safe Space Born from Trauma
Driving is therapeutic to me. Anyone who has known me long enough has heard me say that at one point or another.
 • Joshua Lopez
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