Category Archives: Journal

When something difficult to navigate appears unexpectedly when you had hoped for smooth sailing, it is often super painful. But when you intentionally venture out into stormy seas, preparing in advance for whatever challenges you might come across, it is a very different feeling. It can be especially tricky when both of these things happenContinue reading “Hard Things”

Last night, the mother of my kids signed the lease on a new apartment and moved ten minutes across town. Now it’s up to me to take over all the responsibilities of running our family home, which we had lived in together for ten years. Because I was the one who asked for this inContinue reading “Househeld”

I spent the early hours of the morning drafting an email that I kept editing and editing until I realized that no amount of editing would put me at peace with what I was trying to say, and so I discarded it instead. Did that decision leave me feeling any better? It did not. ButContinue reading “Mudslide”

I want to write more. And I want to find my voice, which I lost ages ago. The only way I can make sense of myself is by writing words that others can see. A private diary never worked for me. So let this be a small step onto a whole new road. Yesterday, IContinue reading “Lost and Found”