Since my surgery, I’ve been sleeping in my living room because my regular sleeping space is up a flight of stairs. A mattress on a futon frame, specifically. It’s worked well under the circumstances, but it is crowded, makes my cats all out-of-sorts, and it just isn’t conducive with great sleep. Over the weekend, a

When Mother’s Day Triggers Pain…
I shared some of my personal experience with estrangement from my mother, my mother wound, and triggers associated with Mother’s Day Instead of posting it here, I am going to link to the article published on Medium so you can choose whether or not you read it. I hope you choose to read it at
Self-relationship shifts in the body
When you’re with friends and you happen to have a fireplace with a bear rug, it inevitably leads to an abominable boudoir shoot…I had so much fun being silly and channeling my inner sexy yeti! When I look at this picture, I feel like celebrating my body just the way it is…flaws and all. My
Recovery = Rest & Responding to my Body…and a little clarity helps
I’ve been silently MIA for about a week since my surgery and the truth is that I planned it this way because I knew I would need time to rest, recover, repair, and just BE. But honestly, I’m feeling impatient with my recovery…I want to do different things than I am able to do now. I