Sweatpants & Soul | Revival
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 [...]
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Sweatpants & Relationships | How to Love Men Right Now
How do we love men right now when it is hard to love and yet love is so desperately needed? This is a question with which I am wrestling in the aftermath of the recent U.S. [...]
What You’ll Remember
Previously published on The Next Good Thing. Over the past several years, my mom’s dementia has been slowly progressing. While her mind has been fading, her body has [...]
Sweatpants & Relationships | A Letter to Myself in the Wake of Divorce
Previously Published on http://www.theradicalnotion.com/letter-wake-of-divorce/ I wrote this letter roughly a year after divorcing my son’s father. I was living in a [...]
Personal Essay | Falling Down Stairs
There’s a lot about pregnancy they don’t tell you. Not because no one wants to, but because it’s hard to describe. Other stuff, in fact lots of stuff, they [...]
Sweatpants & Sanity | The Art of Repairing Broken Things
On my Tumblr, I have a question box. A few years ago, I received this question: “Should i commit suicide? I honestly dont think i can make it through another day [...]
30 Unique Skills of People Who Live with Chronic Health Conditions
People often think of disabled people in terms of what they lack, but here are a few remarkable gifts that we have. A list of spoonie skills for those of us who live with [...]
This Is Everything You Need To Know About Finding A Healthy Relationship
No one ever said dating was easy. Social media and dating apps have entirely changed the dating landscape. However, if you are aware what to look for in your quest for love, [...]
A Marriage, Best Left Unturned
My six-year-old son, Asher, and I walk along the creek bed half a mile from our small yellow house in our suburban neighborhood. He loves it when we fish for leaves and [...]
5 Ways Sweatpants Make My Marriage Better
A certain smokin’ hot actress was quoted as saying that sweatpants are the number one reason for divorce. I’m certain she was kidding, but the more I thought [...]
