WRITING

Take a few deep breaths and think of someone in your life that you admire. It doesn't have to be big admiration or some famous person,...

I stood naked in front of the bathroom mirror and carefully covered the three soon-to-be scars on my abdomen with bandages to prevent...

I returned home from a solo backpacking trip recently and found myself on flat, open trail.... The "easy" parts are sometimes the...

Breathe in, breathe out. Again. Breathe in, and breathe out. Did you feel that? The pause? The space between your inhale, and your...

Somewhere along the way we told her to quiet down. We dimmed her light. We blew out her flames. We offered up parts of her to anyone who...

She's just enough something, but never too much. She's smart, but keeps her opinions to herself. Outgoing and popular, but quiet and...

In a quiet whisper that's dripping with hope she says, "Be all in with me." Her voice is barely audible to anyone but herself and the...

I find that we get so caught up in our own process and journey that we often forget how far we've come, or how amazing our life really...

Trailblazer: one that blazes a trail to guide others; a person who makes, does, or discovers something new and makes it acceptable or...

She looks at me with wide eyes and a conviction and sense of clarity that she hasn't had for several hours and asks, "Can my mom come in...

I knew for awhile that the tightness in my collarbone was telling me something. It was sore, fatigued, and wasn't just because I'd slept...

Of all the lessons we learn in life, of all of the challenges we overcome, I find that letting go of the stories we tell ourselves is...

I didn’t come this far To walk blindly and miss the view I didn’t let go of all I knew So I could fight to hold on to one little piece I...