Fighting fatigue
“I am tired.” These two words echo in my head in this unusual season. When the pandemic first struck in March and we were sheltering...
God with us
I spent a good chunk of last year worrying about all the ways I would encounter a snake while exploring the National Park system...
How to support people living with mental illness
People who live with a mental illness have been my teachers. I have learned a lot about life from what they model and say....
Possibilities and hope
I have Bipolar 2 Disorder. A blunt opener but I intend to be honest and bring perceptions and curiosities to the surface. Mental illness...
Living with too many choices
Many of us battle “mind games”—thoughts of worry, anxiety, regret, insecurity, decision-making paralysis and fear that keep looping in our minds. While these mind...
Loving across borders
I sometimes like to sit on the porch of my apartment building with my neighbor. We talk about life as we watch the world...
Labels
Everyone has that drawer in their kitchen, or maybe yours is in the office. Mine is typically full of batteries, scotch tape and pens,...
Human trafficking: Did you know?
Every year, human traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits by victimizing millions of people around the world and here in the United States....