Stories of healing & resilience from a black mother of two neurodivergent, young-adult sons, caregiver for my mother, holding together a 31-year marriage w/bubble gum and paper clips. Humor, writing & journaling keep me from losing my sh*t!
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The Girl After...
There's the girl she was before children
And the girl after
There’s the girl who grew up in California
There’s the girl who moved to Texas
One of them was happy
One of them has moments of happiness
The girl makes an appearance whe...
I Don't Need to be Chosen
Recently, I applied to an intensive writing program to help me finish my god-forsaken memoir. I’ve been working on some version of it for more years than I can count. I try to give myself grace because after all, I am the only one who knows...
Sunset Suite and the Beach-blue House
Sunset Suite
She sits in the small, yet plentiful, bedroom
in the Sunset Guest Suite
A vacation suite designed with a beach girl in mind
a cozy bed with cotton linens the color of the sky
just big enough to give her a little wiggle...
Who tf Are You Now? (Redux)
Dear Reader,
Today, July 1, 2026, there’s a boulder sitting on my heart. But I ran across this post I wrote a couple of years ago to remind myself of who tf I am.
Things will get better. Freedom is calling my name.
Who TF Ar...
Is it a Gratitude Practice
In my last and final (for the foreseeable future) session with my therapist, I told her that I was in a state of gratitude and acceptance and I’m trying to live in that.
Maybe I wanted to give her an optimistic view before her leave of ab...
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Writer, poet, recovering mother, caregiver, lover of humanity. Perpetually healing, awakening, evolving, becoming again, after years of giving myself away.
Creative Coach and Facilitator at the intersection of writing and well-being. Author of Story Work (Broadleaf, 2025), A Year of Self-Reflection (Rockridge, 2021), and Self-Care Check-In (Rockridge, 2020).
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