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 …
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 …
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 …
I’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves
When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor …
Burn the Boat
-2020 I could hear a clock ticking that others could not. Tickticktickticktick… Time tick-tocking by, a decision that was coming, that needed to be made, that would cement the affirmations …
Speak Your Truth
A silent video today… TRIGGER WARNING Today’s Affirmation –I speak my truth. Are you looking for someone to journey with you to the next level? I’m a trauma-informed strengths coach, …
Writing IN my next chapter
2015 Me Knew What Was Up Writing my way to the next chapterOriginally appeared in the beautiful (closed) Mabel Magazine, 2015 The last time I definitively knew who I was, …
I hope you dance
We were driving into Colorado on our big cross-country move in 2006 when “I Hope You Dance” came on the radio. I remember the timing of the song bringing tears …
Yes, like that
What they say, how I respond (in bold), and then…always wrong. You must fix yourself“I shall reclaim what was taken!”No, not like that You must change yourself“I will reinvent myself!”No, …