Pain is a side-effect, not the goal, and it is most certainly not a reward. I'm writing a new song. I’m unlearning self-combat and replacing it with self-compassion.
Martyrdom, Comfort, and Old Dogs
Mom and Me (and a bowl of cereal)
I am resourcing the incredible strength of character and unconditional love I’ve inherited from my mom. And I am grateful.
New Year, New Thing
Like many of us, I’ve internalized arbitrary standards of health and beauty imposed by systems and those dominant cultures that have nothing whatsoever to do with health, inclusion and love and everything to do with control, and exploitation.