Lived & Learned

What life has taught me through experience.

Lived & Learned

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

The People Who Carry Keys

As you move through life, you will meet people who carry keys. At first, they might seem like ordinary people. Some will stay for years. Some will only pass through briefly. Some will become deeply important to you. Others might leave wounds behind. But regardless of how long they stay, many of them will arrive carrying something you need for the next part of your journey.

Emily Maroutian

Lived & Learned

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

What I Now Know About Healing

For a long time, I wrote about healing from the place I understood it at the time. I wrote about the realizations, the breakthroughs, the inner work, the painful patterns that had to be named before they could be changed.

Emily Maroutian

Lived & Learned

How Do You Deal with The Chaos of The World?

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

How Do You Deal with The Chaos of The World?

I have been asked this question many times before. As incidents of violence, war, or chaos flood the news stream, someone will usually send me a DM or an email with a question like this: How do you deal with the chaos of the world?

Emily Maroutian

Lived & Learned

What I Needed as a Child, I Built as an Adult

Apr 14, 2026

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5 min read

What I Needed as a Child, I Built as an Adult

For about two decades, I didn’t have the language or the understanding for what I was experiencing in my inner world. I struggled with depression, anxiety, and PTSD since I was an early teen. Those struggles shaped how I saw myself, how I moved through the world, and what I believed was possible for me.

Emily Maroutian

Lived & Learned

A Direct Connection: Why I'm Switching Focus

Apr 3, 2026

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2 min read

A Direct Connection: Why I'm Switching Focus

For years, I built my home on Instagram. I started there before I had the courage to share my own words. I was posting other people’s quotes until I finally trusted my voice, my own work enough to let it come through.

Emily Maroutian