The Journal

Notes from a life built on creative courage and everyday kindness.

Essays: Long form narrative you read with a cuppa tea

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The Practice of Maybe
The Practice of Maybe

What we're really saying is: my boundaries matter. Yours will, someday. Not yet.

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When Challenge Becomes a Code Word for Worth
When Challenge Becomes a Code Word for Worth

What if math placement isn’t just about academics—but about how we define success, love, and worth for our children in an uncertain world?

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The Misfit Parent
The Misfit Parent

I’ve discovered that being a “misfit parent” might be exactly what my daughter needs.

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The Scrunchie
The Scrunchie

An emotional Father’s Day essay exploring daughter-father relationships, childhood betrayal, and generational healing.

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Podcasts: Deep, meaningful conversations with authors, artists and entrepreneurs

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Rebloom: A Talk about Creative Courage
Rebloom: A Talk about Creative Courage

For a year and a half, the ReBloom Podcast kept me company on long walks and rowing workouts—stories of people who rebuilt their lives against the grain. I never imagined I’d be one of them. This week, my episode went live.

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On Beauty, Currency, and the Strange Liberation of Letting Go
On Beauty, Currency, and the Strange Liberation of Letting Go

This isn't about finding the "right" way to age or the "correct" relationship with beauty. It's about creating space for the honest conversations we rarely have.

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On Beauty, Worth, and the Courage to "Just Be You."
On Beauty, Worth, and the Courage to "Just Be You."

This wasn’t a talk about beauty, not really. It was a talk about how we see ourselves and how we see one another.

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Kindness as Rebellion
Kindness as Rebellion

In conversation with Sherry Taveras for her podcast The Hundred Acre Pen about kindness as an act of rebellion.

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Token Tales: Real stories of handmade tokens creating ripples in the wild

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A Flourish
A Flourish

Two tiny gestures. Two human connections. Countless ripples flowing outward.

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Seeing People
Seeing People

What we do is such a simple thing—anyone can do it! But how often do we make the time?

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Kindness Ambassadors Wanted
Kindness Ambassadors Wanted

It starts with us. One genuine thank you. One moment of true seeing. One small gesture of appreciation at a time.

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Make Connections
Make Connections

Next time you’re in a waiting room, perhaps think of it as an opportunity to create moments of connection?

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Poetry: Small Words, Big Feelings

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The Shape of Solitude
The Shape of Solitude

From grey slime that shifts to waves that comfort to fireflies flickering, this is my shape of solitude.

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Air
Air

A poem loosely based on the theme of Air

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Ollie
Ollie

An ode to my fur baby

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A Day of Gluttony
A Day of Gluttony

An unedited, unfiltered, stream-of-consciousness writing.

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Everyday Life: Snapshots of Noticing, Reflecting and Giving Thanks

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Losing Followers, Gaining Friends
Losing Followers, Gaining Friends

How I traded followers for friends by leaving social media. The honest costs, unexpected gains, and what life looks like on the other side.

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When Two People Said “YES!”
When Two People Said “YES!”

Not everything meaningful scales. Not every ripple is visible. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t working.

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I Love Being An “Older Mom”
I Love Being An “Older Mom”

She got the mom I was ready to be and one who’s evolving with her.

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Curiosity Leads the Way
Curiosity Leads the Way

45 minutes of zero decision-making and 100% playing, those leaves had become nine monoprint tokens.

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No Phone, Just Art: A 5-Minute Challenge for a Creative Reset

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Day 5: No Phone, Just Art
Day 5: No Phone, Just Art

Any colors work — bright or soft, warm or cool. Today is about celebration, not perfection.

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Day 4: No Phone, Just Art
Day 4: No Phone, Just Art

Your grid can be as structured or as flowing as you like. The joy is in the repetition and variation.

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Day 3: No Phone, Just Art
Day 3: No Phone, Just Art

No pressure to form shapes or patterns unless you want to. The focus is the process, not the product.

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Day 2: No Phone, Just Art
Day 2: No Phone, Just Art

Perfection is never the aim and specificity isn’t a goal. Just 300 moments of presence.

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Welcome to Day 1: No-Phone, Just Art
Welcome to Day 1: No-Phone, Just Art

5 minutes. It’s simple. No dings to respond to. No nervous energy about missed notifications. Simply presence.

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Not a 5-Minute Challenge, Just an Invitation to Pause
Not a 5-Minute Challenge, Just an Invitation to Pause

It’s an opportunity to welcome ease into your day—just five minutes of presence in a non-filled space. A space in which we “instinctively” reach out for our phones.

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