I was having a rough day. My conversations with my partner were struggling; unproductive, forced, rocky. My self-confidence was plunging. I … Read about How Feeling Empty Makes You Full
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Get gritty: Because love is never the wrong thing to do
May 20, 2019My heart is full of gratitude for the opportunity to speak at Mindful Mornings and for every human heart beat that was present to hear my story. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to say; sometimes, it’s hard to know what story to tell; sometimes, it’s hard to find the words. When…
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Decide to Care
One of the heaviest truths that weighs on my heart is that we as a society have learned–and go as far as teaching our young–how to not care. … Read about Decide to Care
Yes: That is Trauma
I grew up, as children tend to do. That’s what I thought happened to me: basic American growing up. I knew there were tough times for me and … Read about Yes: That is Trauma
Dealing With: When Will What I’m Doing Be Enough?
January 8, 2019We wake up in the morning. We stretch, rub our eyes, and from that moment on we try. We try to work hard, be a generally decent person. We try to achieve our goals and set new ones. We try to communicate our feelings, disperse our time and energy around to the people who want…
Dealing With: When it’s Time to Go
January 2, 2019The woman had fruit and the gatherings of what will eventually be a salad in her basket. Latched onto her left leg was a toddler on the verge of a complete breakdown. Tears were welled up. The muscles in his face were contorted and strained. His little arm muscles were squeezed around her leg. Any…
How Feeling Empty Makes You Full
December 27, 2018I was having a rough day. My conversations with my partner were struggling; unproductive, forced, rocky. My self-confidence was plunging. I found it difficult to do pretty much anything including eat, properly digest food and even breathe. I knew I needed a re-set, so I grabbed my trusty yoga mat that I have lugged around…
Decide to Care
September 18, 2018One of the heaviest truths that weighs on my heart is that we as a society have learned–and go as far as teaching our young–how to not care. As if it were a switch in the mind, people seem to be capable of turning off the act of caring. When we decide not to care…
Yes: That is Trauma
I grew up, as children tend to do. That’s what I thought happened to me: basic American growing up. I knew there were tough times for me and for my family, but nothing that felt too major so when a friend of mine mentioned I was experiencing leftover results from trauma, I said, “No, no,…
Releasing Your “Little Self”
September 5, 2018I can’t remember the first time I met my “little self.” She came out unexpectedly and in a flash. She appeared during emotionally stressful circumstances or when one of my triggers was hit head on. My little self is the culmination of all of my old patterns, bad habits, old wounds, old ways of being,…