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Essays, reflections, and practices published on Substack — exploring what it means to live fully lit

It's Time to Add Balance to the Scales

Something inside most of us is deeply out of balance. And for as long as most of us can remember, that scale has been tipped hard in one direction.

An Honest Conversation With No One

What a week of getting pushed back on — and the quiet between — taught me about who I'd been writing for all along.

37 Years Ago Today

Today, 37 years ago, I became a mother. Motherhood wasn't something I imagined for myself — and what it taught me surprised me most.

Bloom Where You're Planted

What being a military brat taught me about choice, grief, and looking for the light.