I look backTo pull into today What I need to takeInto tomorrowFor hearts that acheAnd need someoneTo come alongsideTo slow down And processFor a journey Of healing andEmpowermentI’ll go firstAnd I’ll go with …
Memoir (Ebook) Free to Read October 1-5, 2024 | Domestic Violence Awareness Month
My book is free for the next 5 days! In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’ve set the ebook version to be available for free for 5 days. *content …
Chat With Me About Life, Writing, and Memoir
THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED. PLEASE STAND BY… October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and I’m getting ready! Author Chat — October 10, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 pm MST Curious …
Just Be 5: I’ll Go First
I’m a person in longterm recovery from trauma and mental health, so part of my healing after working through so many layers is re-discovering who I am. I have been …
Get Comfortable Being in Pictures: I’ll Go First
I’ve noticed that every time I get ready to start a new season or turn a corner, I begin with new self-portraits. It always feels like a reintroduction to myself …
Of owls and crises and writing
*excerpt from work-in-progress memoir The alarm has sounded and I have turned it off. It always sounds like a good idea the night before to get up at 5 am. …
The glimpse into a writer’s mind that so many people say they are interested in…
…even when the title is too long and convoluted to be taken seriously in the serious world of titles. REPOST June 17, 2020 * excerpt from work-in-progress memoir I’m 21 …
Shadow Work: 7 Journal Prompts to Help You Write Your Heart Out
Journaling is such a powerful tool. Many use it to process trauma or just a regular day. I find it helpful in processing not only my past but also how …
What it means to practice art
-2015 It has really only been in the last year that I have fully embraced the title of artist. Previously, I’d break it down to writer and/or photographer (depending on …
this is an inside job
*Trigger Warning* I was a good victimCompliant and scaredMy cup runneth overWith empathy and compassionOne more chance You had a hard lifeI understood You didn’t mean itThat your handsYour wordsYour bodyHurt …