What are you grieving right now? Although perhaps you may be grieving in the way we usually think of it – grieving a death, specifically – you may be grieving and not even realize it. Our culture’s comfort with the conversation around...
As women, we tend to spend a lot of our time throwing ourselves under the bus. We wear shoes that pinch or long for – and sometimes deprive ourselves for – bodies that are not our own we give and give and give to our children our...
Lately, a few well-meaning and enthusiastic individuals have asked me about my relationship to play. Generally, questions like this cause me to assume that the person asking them has unicorn-like qualities, and is probably having a lot more fun than I...
Walking through the forest more slowly than usual feeling the crunch of every stone beneath my boots and with the weight of everything I required to meet my basic needs resting firmly on the width of my hips my skin started to expand reaching for...
Let me tell you a little-known story about me. When I was in my early teens, I watched the movie Forrest Gump. I watched it just once or twice, maybe, but it left an indelible impression on me. I chuckle, a little, that a somewhat bizarre movie about a...