It's a Journey

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Avoid then capitulate

by | Oct 31, 2016

Avoid, Then Capitulate Collaboration works through exploration. Here's what I mean by that. We're all a bit like icebergs. A small part of us shows above the surface, but the real mass, the values and experience that actually shape how we respond to things, sits...

The BAD MOTHER tagline

by | Oct 18, 2016

I wrote the post below back when I was recently separated with two young children, in the thick of grief and anger, most of it aimed at my ex. I felt like I had no control over my own life. The Bad Mother Tagline Have you ever thought of yourself as a bad mother? I...

Blame’s Fault

by | Oct 3, 2016

Blame's Fault I like finding answers to the problems in life. I know that's impossible, and that chasing one single answer to everything will drive me a little crazy, but this week I feel like I'm getting close. Really. Close. I've decided that when things go...

Pay for your own coffee

Mar 15, 2016 |

Pay for Your Own Coffee I have friends currently in the dating stage of life, which is fascinating to hear about secondhand, and, being me, the money part catches my attention most. Nearly every...

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Same Money, Different Story

Feb 24, 2016 |

Same Money, Different Story Retirement takes up a lot of space in our collective consciousness. It's what we're all supposedly saving for, and it's especially loaded right now, when so many people...

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The Story I told myself about money

Feb 10, 2016 |

The Story I Told Myself About Money The stories that play in our heads usually get planted there by whatever's happening in the world around us as we grow up. We absorb them from parents, friends,...

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Advocate, Mom, Writer

My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.

Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.