May is Mental Health Awareness Month, 51 for 51 #36
In my first post for Mental Health Awareness Month I wrote about Olivia, and what an inspiration she is to me. (Read HERE) I described how I want everyone to feel safe talking about their…
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Notes on Gratitude, 51 for 51 #35
Holy shit balls, folks. Since last I wrote I took my first trip “home” to Poland—motherland on the maternal side of my family tree. The trip was amazing, all I’d hoped for and more. Every…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month 51 for 51 #34
Hi friends. It’s been a while. This is my first post for 2019. May, already. Hard to believe how fast the months have flown by. Last year, I aspired to write 50 posts to…
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Cleaved, 50 for 50 #33
Toward the end of last year, there was a call for submissions for an anthology that was going to be about fury, telling "stories of women who know their anger is real and justified and…
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Notes on Gratitude, 50 for 50 #32
A friend of mine recently messaged me via Facebook with a link that contained a call for submissions to a site doing a month long exploration of mental illness. She thought I might want to contribute. I sure did,…
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The Body Is Not An Apology 50 for 50 #31
What better day than Thanksgiving for a blog post about body image, acceptance, and radical self-love? Thank you Jessica. This conversation was meaningful to me on several layers, not the least of which is the…
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50 for 50 #30
From The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo. I drove 500 miles down the California coast with the mountains on my left and the ocean on the right. For days they spoke to me of…
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Brené’s Baubles, 50 for 50 #29
This is a shot I took in the rainforest on the Big Island where the writing retreat I attended was held. All over that property were gems like this one—not exactly hidden, yet waiting to be…
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Notes On Gratitude 50 for 50 #28
Three years have passed since I shared the words here that my first ever printed (on real paper) essay was included in an anthology called Belly Shame: Stories from the Gut. I’m thrilled to announce…
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One Nation Under Song, 50 for 50 #27
First, Kris, I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege of being one of One Nation Under Song’s first readers. I’m excited to see where this project goes for you, and am thrilled…
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Gisele speaks out, 50 for 50 #26
The first week of October is Mental Health Awareness Week. Trigger warning: suicide. If you need help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or text CONNECT to the Crisis…
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50 for 50 #25, Healing part 1
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending Beth Bornstein Dunnington's Big Island Writers' Workshop on the actual Big Island of Hawaii. This is a shot of the path we walked each day to…
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What’s the point?, 50 for 50 #24
What IS the point? I had a couple friends over the other day to do art. I was ready. I’d covered the kitchen table with butcher block paper, and set out glue, paint, brushes, and…
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I commit to, 50 for 50 #23
One of Sunday’s last prompts was, “With all of you as witness, here’s what I commit to. . .” I wanted to share what I wrote: I commit to remembering. I will remember this time,…
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Big Island Day 2, 50 for 50 #22
Day 2 of Beth Bornstein Dunnington’s most recent Big Island Writers’ Workshop/LA edition happened back on August 5. Life has been a whirlwind between then and now, but I wanted to say a little something…
