Listening To Naysayers
I’m ready to dive into a 3-day weekend writing retreat with Laura Davis, which begins–today! While creating my…
Saved By Loving Self
I’ve been wanting to write about self-love but hesitated, fearing it would sound narcissistic. But many spiritual tomes…
Saved By A Sister
Looking back at my childhood, I wish I could have told someone the feelings of insecurity and abandonment…
Is Ambivalence a Skill?
This was my last week of live Tai Chi Chih (TCC) practice until September. You may have heard…
Do You Ever Forget VIP Events?
Tuesday of this week was the first Tuesday in five months I didn’t attend a two-hour writing…
Eavesdrop on Exchange with Fan
When I wrote Fear, Folly & Freud my wish was that it would help at least one person…
Finding Truth Through Revision
When I was a girl, every other week Mom and I would get dressed up, leave the farm.…
To Gratify Or Not
This week I continued revising my second memoir, the story of my year-long termination from Freudian psychoanalysis. I…
Why Did I Say That?
Last week we had our first extended family visit in over three years. Part of me worried if…