When Showering and Going Outside Means It Was a Good Day
Three weeks postpartum, my couch is covered in snack wrappers, my shirt has an unidentified stain, and I've learned that showering and going outside can qualify as a wildly successful day. In this personal reflection, I share the unexpected identity shift that came with becoming a mother and how parenthood has challenged everything I thought I knew about productivity, purpose, and what really matters.
When You Don’t Recognize Your Teenager
If it feels like your once sweet kid has been replaced by a moody, sleep deprived cat who hisses when approached, you’re not imagining it. Their brain is under construction; their identity is in flux; and their emotions are running hotter than ever. Your job isn’t to control the storm, it’s to stay connected through it. When you approach them with curiosity instead of panic, you create the kind of relationship they’ll actually come back to.
Growing a Practice… and a Person
Stepping into this season has felt like holding two truths at once: life can be deeply abundant and quietly overwhelming.