Pregnancy Isn’t Something to Complain About: 8 Empowering Reminders.
”Rain, after all is only rain; it is not bad weather. So also, pain is only pain; unless we resist it, then it becomes torment.” ~ the I Ching Pregnancy is often portrayed as...
”Rain, after all is only rain; it is not bad weather. So also, pain is only pain; unless we resist it, then it becomes torment.” ~ the I Ching Pregnancy is often portrayed as...
I’m a huge Harry Potter junkie. Generally speaking, I adore writers who become successful with little or no formal training (cough, cough—read my bio). That said, what I’m not a huge fan of is how our...
Visit here for more of The Caged Girls. Chapter 33. I never liked my nose much, until I broke it. It changed and I realized that it hadn’t been half bad for basically my whole life...
“My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.” ~ Eartha Kitt I just got off the phone with my sister. She witnessed a...
Sometimes I read the news. Okay—I always read the news, but sometimes this “news” is…People magazine online. Here’s my big secret spill, though: I tried to watch Downton Abbey. However, I’d waited so long...
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.” ~ Isak Dinesen I’m sitting in bed underneath cozy layers of blankets; sheets tucked in around my thighs. Morning light streams in...
This collaboration with my dear friend, soul sister and frequent writing partner Kate Bartolotta was first published by elephant journal. When Jennifer and I first started to become friends, our plans to chat were often...
Visit here for more of The Caged Girls. Chapter 32. I can always tell when I’m just about to fall asleep. I get this tingling sensation throughout my entire body. It’s not uncomfortable or scary, but...
“To stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge—that is the path of true awakening.” ~ Pema Chodron There are some mornings when you...
I consider myself to be a pretty old-fashioned kind of girl. I still like books in paper form and I have yet to acquire my first smartphone (and, yes, I’m still in my 30s). I like...