Relationships
I have never been an easy woman to manage. Even as a girl, I had the scent of disobedience on me. The kind that makes teachers tense, nuns nervous, and parents sigh heavily across the dinner table. I didn’t know what to call it when I was younger. I just knew that certain expectations scraped […]
Every woman I know is starving for a life she can devour. Not nibble. Not sample. Devour. We’re drowning in advice that tells us to “pace ourselves” and “protect our energy,” as if we were delicate machinery instead of divine thunder in a soft body. But here’s the truth the world keeps trying to sand […]
The week after Thanksgiving always feels like a slow slide into holiday hysteria. Before you’ve even swallowed that last bite of pie, the world is whipping you toward Christmas and New Years, demanding a smile, a casserole, a slice of manufactured cheer. And all the while? Millions of women are quietly running themselves ragged. So […]
This time of year always gets to me. Not because of the holiday itself, or the recipes, or the travel, or the forced cheer. No, Thanksgiving hits me because it demands something that most of us spend our days avoiding… Presence. The kind that drags you closer to the bone of your own life. At […]
Billie Holiday said it best: “Them that’s got shall get, Them that’s not shall lose, So the Bible says and it still is news…” She was onto something. A woman with a mic, a broken heart, and a whole lot of power channeling a universal truth: There’s a force in this world that doesn’t play […]
Here’s the raw, unvarnished truth. I am eight years deep into a love affair that defies every rule I ever wrote for myself. With a man who loves me more fully, more fiercely, more tenderly than any man ever has. And yet…there is a quiet storm that still swirls in me. Shouldn’t I feel more […]
So, here is my question… Is there a part of you/me/us that loves rejection? That craves it? Creates it? Or is it just the consequence of being born a woman, in this world, at this time? Women get rejected from things. We face rejection from all kinds of leadership positions due to systemic biases, stereotypes, […]
Take a pulse right now. Does any part of you feel…rigid? Rushed? Nervous? Behind? Overscheduled? Scared of what lies ahead? Longing for what used to be? I got you. I feel you. In this world and at this time, it is so easy to veer from the path of connection to disconnection. Especially with […]
We made our way up to the 12th floor of St Thomas’ hospital to meet him. He was 24 hours old. So tiny, so beautiful. My step-daughter was in bed, baby in her arms. Her husband, by her side. Big Ben and Parliament gleaming in the distance. “What do you want to be called?” they […]
In this precious, sacred, wildly unstable world that we share, the holidays are a time to take a moment, take a breath, and bring pleasure back to the forefront. To find, create, and give pleasure in all its forms. I get overwhelmed by gift giving, and I often handle all the gifts that are mine […]
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