When I was 7 years old I watched a National Geographic documentary with my family. It was about shrimping (shrimp fishing?) and I remember the crew pulling up their fishing nets to reveal hundreds of dead dolphins, turtles, and other sea life. All. That. Destruction...and they only collected a measly 6 shrimp for profit. I was horrified. While my family seemed to watch with interest and continued about their day, my world had been turned upside down. I locked myself in the bathroom and cried...
3 months ago • 3 min read
"I've only read about this in books!" he exclaimed, with obvious excitement and honestly, a little too much glee for the situation at hand. Not the thing you want to hear from the DOCTOR about to perform a complicated surgery on you. ..But here we were! Hospital gown and all. A place I seemed to find myself often: in paper gowns, staring into the eyes of perplexed doctors. It was 2012, at the very height of me hiding my spiritual abilities from the world. Read: I wasn't speaking my truth. In...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Are you waiting for permission to follow your dreams? I definitely was. I always wanted to be a writer. Partly because my introverted and highly sensitive self loved the idea of being alone in a cabin, overlooking a vast river, writing quietly with a cup of coffee. *Bliss* But mostly because I had a love of words and stories. I love to hear people’s stories. I love to share stories. And books have been so transformative on my own journey of healing and self-discovery - finding hope in others'...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Sometimes, it feels as if many aspects of motherhood are in direct conflict with who I am: my high sensitivity, my introversion, my need for calm and quiet, my craving for tidy spaces and gentle energy. Instead, plenty of mornings start with breakfast orders being shouted as if I work the kitchen of a busy diner. I am rushing to fasten shoes, break up arguments, and pack lunches all before I've even had a sip of my coffee, let alone had a second to gather my energy or connect with myself. I...
6 months ago • 4 min read