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“Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism.” BrenĂ© Brown A couple weeks ago, I sent an invite for wine and chat to the ladies who attend my mixed media journaling sessions here at the house. We…
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“Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism.” BrenĂ© Brown A couple weeks ago, I sent an invite for wine and chat to the ladies who attend my mixed media journaling sessions here at the house. We…
One trait to know about Greeks is they love a good party with great music. Last Saturday, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral feted my brother- and sister-in-law, Chris and Eleni Yokas, honoring their four decades…
One of the coolest places we visited in Poland was the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Located 20 minutes outside of Krakow, the mine attracts over one million visitors each year. Now I know why. Here's a brief…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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