Giving Voice

If you would have asked me five years ago what I feared most in the world, I would have said a free day to myself without anything to do. If I had a day off ...

I used to believe that I had to let everything into my body including violent images, unkind words, negativity and hate. I believed that what didn’t kill me ...

We’re not even two full weeks into our self isolation during the coronavirus and already it feels like years have passed since life felt ‘normal.’ It seems a...

It’s hard to fathom the rate at which our lives have changed over the past week due to the coronavirus. Last week I was debating whether or not it was safe f...

Uncertainty is rarely a friend to those who suffer from anxiety. Living with circumstances that are well beyond our control can be maddening and fear inducin...

I love a good memoir. I enjoy the insights into other people’s lives, how they interpret their experiences and how they’ve grown throughout their time on thi...

As long as I can remember, I’ve had a nagging sense that I should be doing more with my life. I often feel like I’m not living my intended purpose. Wrapped i...

I’ve always been a writer, but it’s only in the past two years that I’ve felt comfortable calling myself one. When I was a girl, I’d sit my introverted self ...

I’ve long felt an affinity with trees. When I was young, I liked to climb them, hide in their branches and pretend it was my home. It wasn’t until I turned t...

It’s campaign season, which means it’s time for me to get out of my comfort zone once again and engage with voters. Even the thought of canvassing for candid...

The last few weeks it’s been exceptionally difficult for me to maintain positive mental health. Australia is burning uncontrollably, families are still being...

***Trigger Warning*** - This post discusses sexual assault and rape. I find myself consulting the dictionary more often as I get older because the importance...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what parents owe their children. When we become parents there is no covenant that exists expressing what parents should...

I found it difficult to be a contemplative, thoughtful and loving human being this past week. I spent several hours over the last two weeks listening to and w...

The truth is I've been sitting on this blog post for months wondering if it will resonate with anyone other than me. I came back to this post recently when t...

I recently had the opportunity to spend three days by myself in nature during a particularly challenging time in my life. It wasn’t lost on me that even thou...

I’ve been asked more than once by readers of this blog if I’m okay. In writing about my past struggles with mental health I’ve caused some to be alarmed. I a...

It’s not possible to be happy 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, yet we seem to believe that should be attainable and if we just tweak something in our lives, ...

I used to think gratitude practices were new-agey and for people that were into touchy feely stuff that I saw as a weakness. Once I had a mental breakdown an...