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I Was Always Working Toward the Next Thing.
What changed when I finally stopped rushing past the life in between.
Aug 13
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The Life That Was Waiting for Me
I don’t remember when it started.
Aug 6
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July 2026
The Women Who Built Me
We have all heard about breakthrough moments.
Jul 30
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It Was Never About the Dress
It was about the woman I believed I should be.
Jul 23
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The Pages That Brought Me Home
How I found my way back to writing.
Jul 16
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The Conversations We Can't Let Go.
After the words.
Jul 9
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June 2026
Who Do We Think We Are?
The bad, the ugly, and the good of watching her leave.
Jun 18
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She Is Gone. So Why Can I Still Find Her Everywhere?
The neuroscience of grief, sensory memory, and the brain that keeps looking for her.
Jun 11
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God, Use Me.
On a prayer that started in grief, a knee surgery, and the answer I almost missed.
Jun 4
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May 2026
Dear Woman Who Is Scared to Begin
A letter for the one who knows what she wants but keeps finding reasons not to start.
May 27
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They Show Up Anyway.
30 years working with children and what they taught me about the human spirit
May 20
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I Went Back to Graduate School at 50. The Therapy Part Was Easy. Canvas Almost Killed Me.
Let me tell you something about returning to graduate school 22 years later.
May 13
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