Dear You, I’ve been writing to you for years. I have collected little reminders on yellow sticky note pads. They aren’t all of me. They are scraps of the day, scribbles, you may say. The notes were for you to see when you woke up in...
i catch a glimpse a flash if pink something wild this way comes. who is that girl? what is her story? she is a momma, fierce and loving. she is a wife, warrior and steadfast. she is a woman, heavy breasts and sagging belly. birthed 3 people into this world she is an artist (she.is.) she is the...
I didn’t know what to say, how to tell my story. I hadn’t had an I-am-enough moment. Far from it. My moments seemed to highlight how I am not enough. I was going to write a letter to myself. The letter was going to be full of apologies. It...
With all the abuse, loss and self-hatred I have suffered my whole life I feel like I am finally turning a corner. The wounds are deep. My body remembers it all. I can recall all the negative events in my life with great detail, but...
I was having trouble starting this post because, in all honesty, I don’t always feel enough. I’ve often wondered how much easier life would be if I didn’t have chronic perfectionism shadowing my every move, demanding that I measure up to my own (ridiculous) expectations....
Image by Katherine Center Hello, It’s been quite some time since I have written you a love letter. In my first attempt, I drafted a letter full of apologies and regrets. I gave it my best effort, taking my time to detail the different choices I should...
We have found this other place. We have carved out rooms of our own here. We are like tiny explorers of an expedition that is laying much of the groundwork for those who are coming next. We are here now and this brave new world has saved me. I...
-photo by Brene Brown I have been a self-improvement junkie for most of my life; vigilant about getting to the bottom of my “issues”, digging deep to better understand myself, reading every book written to inspire personal growth, incessantly working on becoming a better person, etc,...