The Mess + The Magic dwells in the tender contradictions of being human — the light, the dark, and the many wondrous shades between. Join me at the intersection of ache and awe to explore addiction, recovery, paralysis, parenthood, grief, joy + love.
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Musical Chairs
As a child, several playground games scared the hell out of me. Secretly, of course. I was a smile-in-public-and-cry-alone-behind-closed-doors type.
Dodgeball sucked for sure. I mean, who doesn’t love a hard rubber mass hurled at you while...
The Ugliest Pumpkin
I never knew how often grief would hit me at the grocery store. A Neil Diamond song on the overhead speakers. The sweet waft of yesterday as I push my cart past the bakery. The sight of the toilet paper brand with a bear on the front, the o...
Holding On, Letting Go
Yesterday at 7 a.m., I booked a trip for my eldest son and me to visit his first prospective college.
And yesterday at 7 p.m., I brought my mom a new doll when I visited her memory care facility.
Between those two things was a blur of bus...
It’s a Wonderful Life
My sober life requires very little cleanup now. That’s the richness.
I used to feel this exhausting pull to impress people with my answer to the typical Monday-morning water-cooler banter: “What did you do this weekend?”—as if I needed to...
A Star Is Born
As a kid, I survived standing on a few stages. There were several dance recitals. The occasional school play where everyone got a role. The mandatory school orchestra, where—even after three years of studying clarinet—I still managed to sou...
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