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Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part II
Random ReflectionsStory

Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part II

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Lesson 3: Being okay with finding happiness I’m not the cleanest or most organized person. I’m willing to admit that…

Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part I
Story

Learning to Live in Lockdown: Part I

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

This is my fourth attempt at starting this. I think I want to convince myself that I have something meaningful…

5-7-5
PoetryStory

5-7-5

December 31, 2018

In mid-February 2018 I had the privilege of attending the first On Being Gathering (yes, as in On Being with…

Working title…
Story

Working title…

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

come find me when the day is bronze and the sorrow is full. i am building my poem in this here…

To whom will we listen?
Spiritual PonderingsStory

To whom will we listen?

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018

This was going to be a Facebook post. One that was written in my head in the shower this morning.…

Hope is a 4-letter-word…
Story

Hope is a 4-letter-word…

November 27, 2017

One of the last experiences I savored before leaving Downers Grove was a lunch date with myself at Mayslake Forest…

Oh hi, I’m bi!
Story

Oh hi, I’m bi!

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017

Normally I wait til halfway through the blog post to get to the good stuff, but not today. Yes, you’re…

home vs. Home…
Mental HealthStory

home vs. Home…

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017

  When someone tells you that they’re a therapist, there’s this momentary flash where the thought goes through your mind:…

Not okay…
Story

Not okay…

August 1, 2017August 2, 2017

“So I put aside the masquerade and admit that I am not okay.” – Nichole Nordeman, Even Then I cannot…

In which we say goodbye…
Story

In which we say goodbye…

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

We’ve started the process of saying goodbye. The most difficult one came first – my amazing therapist of 4.5 years.…

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