The Rebel’s Manifesto.
I was in yoga class, in downward-facing dog, when I reached my right leg high and long behind me. It felt like my toes touched the studio ceiling. And I know that this was intrinsically...
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What Our Daughters Want Us to Know.
His hand moves down the back of my neck. I feel his caress linger in places that make my skin jump as his palm trails down my side. Momentarily, I’m more inside of my body—feeling...
5 Ways to Be More Beautiful (Almost) Instantly.
Beauty is not only skin deep—beauty radiates from the inside out. Don’t believe me? Think of the people that you’re drawn to or find attractive, and likely there’s something beyond physical beauty drawing you...
She Will Always Be My Baby.
Her heart spills sunshine from every nook and cranny. She is the epitome of love—the fabled girl with a golden heart, filled with beauty and, more importantly, a well of true kindness. She sings...
How to Love Anyone.
I initially began to write a piece called, “How to Love a Busy Mother,” but I’ve decided to write this instead. How to Love Anyone. Let’s get to it. First, ask her (or him, but I’m...
A Love Playlist for the Father of my Child. {Videos}
I’ve been a bit of a grump lately. I’m sure it’s partly hormonal (I’m pregnant after all), but it’s also the reality that my life with this second impending birth isn’t the same as...
The Caged Girls: Before She Wakes.
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...
The Caged Girls: Flying Above the Storm.
Visit here for more of The Caged Girls. Chapter 29. My pen rolls across the paper—fluidly—and my words come out almost sloppily. (It’s not my usual, preferred ballpoint pen.) My fingerprint-laden aviator sunglasses—the ones I’ve had...
8 Tips How to Love a Woman, From A Woman.
I hope this isn’t a disappointment, but this particular article is about one of the most sacred relationships that’s ever existed: the friendship between women. From Ruth and Naomi to the Ya-Yas, some of the best stories...
The Caged Girls: This I Believe.
Visit here for more of true-life novel The Caged Girls. Part Six: This I Believe (Chapters 18 & 19). Chapter 18. Essentially, practicing yoga is getting in touch with that constantly smooth stream of fluid water...
