I Write Hard Things
Karen Wesley, GG Renee Hill, Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)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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Hollywood
I didn’t have the kind of father you mourn on Father’s Day, or his birthday. Instead, I turn the music up!
I don’t even think I mourned him the day he died. I was somewhat prepared for it. In the years leading up to his death, I thought he...
Marriage Ain't for Everybody
Dear Readers,
When I write about marriage, I try to be honest about the good, the hard af, and the unvarnished truth about the emotional labor of raising a family. I tell any single person who will listen, “If you want romance, keep the bo...
Dear Therapist
It is my hope that everyone has the experience of a good therapist to process life with. Finally finding one for myself is one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself.
Dear Therapist,
What you have done for me is above and beyond an...
The Two Men Who Make me Cuss
Gets In the Way
I am deeply sensitive to tone, energy, and argumentativeness. I am a lover of peace and quiet. I crave it like I crave ice cream, wine, and a good cocktail (in no particular order).
Me Date
As a highly sensitive woman, I’ve been feeling some kind of way lately. (And by lately, I mean the last ten years.)
I’m 61-years-young, a writer, and empath. I spend a lot of time inside my head thinking about my life choices. The music g...
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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 wellness. Author of Story Work (Broadleaf, 2025), A Year of Self-Reflection (Rockridge, 2021), and Self-Care Check-In (Rockridge, 2020).
Ordained Minister of Spiritual Consciousness. Prayer Practitioner. Your guide on the path to spiritual liberation, finding freedom in knowing yourself as the God you seek, and creative expression as a spiritual practice.
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