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The Truce of Motherhood: How My Son’s Tantrums Opened My Eyes and My Heart

November 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

My thirteen-year old’s brown eyes hold wisdom beyond his years. I savor the hard-won friendship between us, but, before the friendship, we battled. We battled until it [...]

Sweatpants & Soul | Revival

November 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

I was born on thirteen forested acres, in a trailer on the American River Canyon in Northern California. Whenever my parents had any extra money, it went into renovating this [...]

Sweatpants & Parenting | Finding Myself in the Laundry

November 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

While the kids are happily playing together, I retreat to the laundry room. The laundry room also doubles as my study. I always feel rushed when taking time for myself, not [...]

Singing Through Cancer Helped Me Survive

October 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

I was not very curious about the nuances of singing and producing pitch during my younger adventures in a choir. A solid chorus member, I enjoyed the demands of music [...]

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I’ve Moved 6 Times in 8 Years, but Finally Found My Home

October 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Home is a state of internal being — at least, that’s what I tried to tell myself, since I’ve moved six times in the last eight years. That means my longevity in [...]

Personal Essays | The Mountains are Calling

October 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The mug on the shelf in the kitchen of our Airbnb bore the words, “The mountains are calling and I must go.” None of us drank out of that mug during our stay at Big Sky, [...]

Fall is More Than PSL and Hoodies

September 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

If you’ve been on social media at all the last few weeks, you have probably seen an abundance of memes about pumpkin spice, football and hoodie weather. In contrast, [...]

The Myth of Kopi Luwak: Do Civet Cats Make Better Coffee?

September 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

It’s funny how some urban legends just catch on and become mainstream truths. You have probably heard some of them before: Ostriches bury their head in the [...]

5 Helpful Apps for People With Anxiety Disorder

September 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and addiction therapist, I work individually with children, adults and those suffering from all forms of substance abuse. As a [...]

I Have a Secret

August 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

I met her at a party and the connection was instant. I’m an introvert so parties usually stress me out and I don’t go. But this one was a 15-minute walk from my house at [...]