A Meditation on World Mental Health Day
I’ve been in therapy consistently since I was a kid, and I’m a way better person for it. I’ve been on medication since I was
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October 10, 2021
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To My Pen Pal, With Love
I have written before about how much I love writing letters. They give me great joy to send and receive. I usually do them
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June 1, 2021
Changing the Words and Keeping the Story
After many years of wanting to write a book that’s part memoir, part stories of my journey as a hospital chaplain and how the
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May 10, 2021
Sweatpants & Humor: I Was a Teenaged Ghost Whisperer
I can’t remember how it started or where we got the board, but Cindy and I were magnets for supernatural messaging. We
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May 5, 2021
7 Things New Moms Don’t Want to Hear
A baby was born and as a well-wisher, this is your time to shine! You are a font of encouragement, registry gifts, and
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March 11, 2021
The Sacred Rite of Touch
I spent September 2019 to June 2020 doing a hospital chaplaincy residency in Minnesota, many miles away from my family in New
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January 20, 2021
Tasty Fall Cocktails for National Girls’ Night
It’s National Girls’ Night, a time to gather your girlfriends and take some time to relax, re-charge, and re-connect. While
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September 21, 2020
Personal Essay | National Sisters Day
(Content note: this essay will discuss the death of a child. Y’all remember how Finding Nemo started out with ten minutes of
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August 2, 2020
We Will Dance Again
When it’s all moving fast, we slow the fuck down. We breathe in and fill our diaphragms. We breathe out the sound pshhh, like
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April 28, 2020
What I Learned In One Year of Posting Only Good Things on Instagram
“Social media is a waste of time.” “It’s the highlight reel, not real life.” “I call it Fake-Book.” “People are so mean with
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December 15, 2019
