My husband and I recently took a mini road trip through Appalachia, with Asheville, NC and Roanoke, VA among our stops. It was comforting—and inspiring—to spend time around people who value human creativity.
The spaces I support: Guaranteed human Read More »
Every now and then, I use an oracle deck to guide my focus for the day. Last month, I kept drawing the same card. There’s something I need to take from it.
Am I still on the same soul path? Read More »
I’m always looking for guidance with next steps because as much as I enjoy my life as it is now, I’m still far from my dreams. And honestly, I don’t have a clear vision of my dreams.
Making space for next steps: Re-engaging with my world Read More »
Your tendency is your default response to expectations, and the way we manage expectations from our selves and others can be explained through some combination of four tendencies: Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, and Rebel. I’m not surprised to know I’m an Obliger.
Writing with my natural tendency: How to work with myself, not against myself Read More »
Last year, the major conflicts of my personal life were resolved, and I finally felt at peace with my life. Now that I’m where I feel I belong, I want to make the best of it, and for me, that begins with connection.
My word for 2022: CONNECTION Read More »
It’s weird to think my life “changed” before it really got started. After all, at 17, you’re at the beginning. You finally start seeing who you are and can be, and you choose an initial direction for your adult life. My initial direction wasn’t so free, and it took me a long time to heal my inner 17-year old. I helped her through writing.
Dear 17-Year-Old Me, you’re alright, kid Read More »
For years, I considered myself stuck in a creative slump. It took me some time to realize the writing I WAS doing was actually leading to something I couldn’t see when the “slump” started. I was preparing myself to rewrite the narrative of my trauma.
Rewriting the story—for real this time Read More »
“Write what you know.” It’s an overused phrase that doesn’t really tell writers anything. Or does it?
Writing life—There’s truth in what you know Read More »
I’ve been relatively quiet for the past year. My slump in creative productivity isn’t just from the pandemic. It’s from the other things I was giving myself time to adjust to — to be “okay with not being okay.” But this — these strange times we’re living in — isn’t going away any time soon.
An old WIP: Going back isn’t defeat Read More »