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I write to heal, to process and to discover. It’s how I navigate life’s experiences and uncover its hidden messages — and aim to help others do the same. My prose is dedicated to keeping it real — truth-telling, sharing, peeling and revealing in all of its messiness and glory. We can find each other here and sit down next to one another holding hands as we navigate this thing called life.

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Answering The Call

When life calls, pick up. It’s not easy to show up for difficult conversations and encounters but there’s a reason you’re being called...and the outcome may surprise you.

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Brutally Human

To be alive is to feel (especially the tough stuff). Anniversaries, even painful ones we’d like to forget can bring purpose, healing and revealing

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Corrupt Files & Holiday Greetings

A recent technology meltdown reminded me that wherever we go, there we are—unhealed wounds and all — but that’s not the end of the story…

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Invisible Growth

There are life moments of seemingly little movement or progress that can feel unnerving, yet they are essential to our healing and becoming

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I Miss God

In a time of ups, downs and plot twists sometimes we are called back to the very thing we tried to escape

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Simply Thankful

While holidays can be a mixed bag of tradition, memories and triggers — they can also be filled with thanks for the ride (even the icky parts)

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Feeling the Feels

Sometimes (most of the times) we overcomplicate things — instead of searching for solutions outside of ourselves, we simply need to feel what we feel

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Going Home

Home is far more than a physical space, it’s a spiritual way of being

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Detoured Yet Again

Recently knocked off my feet (and my game), I rerouted the detour…or at least tried

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