Reminiscing on places of belonging.

Exercise #2 of “Write Yourself Out of a Corner” by Alice LaPlante.

Embarking on Alice LaPlante’s 100 exercises for creative writing! Here’s to number one!

This month, one year ago, my first collection of poetry was published. The time passed in between then and now has been ever richer with self-discovery and understanding for what it means to be Here, now.

Thought and reflections inspired by “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig

As someone who puts her energy into continually finding ways to express and understand the human condition, a deep sense of moral integrity has been a large and ever-stirring force in my life. Here’s the neuroscience behind morality.

A reflection on the first month in my year of gentleness.

To empower those who work at restaurants and to encourage those who attend restaurants to be mindful and kind, always. Cheers xoxo

I’m going to reflect on each of the words I’ve set as an intention over the years. There are so many valuable lessons I’ve learned this way, and honestly, I don’t know if I would be who I am right now without this practice.

Why I hate New Year’s resolutions, what I do instead, and why it works better for me (and maybe you, too!)

Why language matters when it comes to how we love people: Do we love others to death or to life?

here is a list of ten books I think we’d all be better for reading

Are manifesting and praying the same thing? There are so many directions my mind goes when I think of this question. Here, I want to talk about the definitions of these terms coupled with what I have observed and experienced of these practices. I hope this gets you thinking about your relationship to the divine and sparks a new idea for you to explore within yourself.

Many of us have experienced little-t traumas during childhood and adolescence that influence our behavior whether we are aware of it or not. This realization is uncomfortable to me. I feel duped by my own brain! It didn’t tell me who oversaw operations for 23 years, and now I’m trying to change how the entire circuitry is run? Damn.

To remind myself of the strength I found in myself during those 7 weeks of recovery, I am recording some of the most important realizations & skills I uncovered. I hope you as the reader will be reminded of the strength you harbor in yourself in your dark seasons too, no matter how they show up.

An op-ed type post to shed light on the ways Christianity continues to perpetuate the challenges that keep people with the capacity to bear children from having control over their own reproduction.

the importance and elegance of slow-built friendships

how a concept from chemistry unlocked coping skills

a funny moment of forgetfulness & an exercise in self-disclosure