The Light Remains: Finding Hope in Difficult Times
A sunrise before a medical procedure became an unexpected reminder that beauty and pain often coexist. In seasons of suffering and loneliness, even small moments of light can help us hold onto hope.
Category: Feeling Alone
Feeling Alone, but Not Without Strength
On a recent walk, I watched a goose stand guard while her goslings foraged nearby—and felt a quiet ache for that same kind of protection in my own life. It opened up something I wasn’t expecting to write about: loneliness, faith, and a truth about myself I almost deleted before I could say it out loud.
Just One Step Forward: Finding My Way Through Uncertainty
As I grimaced through each painful step on a recent morning walk, I found myself wanting to separate from the pain — to focus on the beauty around me and leave the pain behind. But something shifted. What if the pain didn’t need to be left behind at all? What if it too contained its own kind of beauty? And what if I could apply that same question to everything else feeling heavy and uncertain in my life right now?
What Authentic Living Looks Like When I’m Barely Surviving
Have you ever pushed through pain — physical, emotional, or spiritual — until it became too much to bear? I have. After a month of health challenges that tested me on every level, I learned something important about showing up for yourself even on the hardest days.
When Life Feels Out of Control: Learning Self-Compassion
When life feels unpredictable and overwhelming, our nervous system can only hold so much. Sometimes the most powerful response is self-compassion.
Finding Wisdom in Life’s Storms
There is a deep sadness that resides within today that I can’t adequately explain. I think part of it is the residual emotions left over from the holidays and the dread of having to...
Feeling Stuck? Trusting the In-Between Space
I feel very alone and stuck right now. I’m like a caterpillar who decided she didn’t want to be a caterpillar anymore. So, she spun her chrysalis and got inside. At first it felt...
Shedding the Masks that No Longer Fit
I had all these thoughts about what to write and now that I’m sitting here, nothing comes to mind. There is a part of me that doesn’t want to write about the difficult experiences...
Spiritual Refill: A Path Back to Your True Nature
I’m sitting here pondering about what I want to share. It’s been a difficult few months of feeling like I was failing at this journey of choosing to live an authentic life. I had...
Do I Even Matter? Reclaiming Your Self-Worth
This one is difficult to write because it touches on painful questions I’ve struggled to answer most of my life. Do I matter? Do I have self-worth? Do I add value to relationships? Have...
When Challenges Collide
Several years ago, I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). I honestly had no idea what it meant, and the name made me feel like I had a major defect. However, just like...
The Power of Grief
This is a difficult post to write as I am writing it just prior to the anniversary of my mom’s death and the birthday of my nephew who also died. These were two individuals...
Unexpected “Explosions” in Life
About a month ago, I thought I’d go to the park early before it got too busy or hot. I gathered my stuff, hopped into my car, and felt relaxed as I drove down...
Exposing Shame to the Light
It’s taken a while to post about my experiences with shame, the belief that something is wrong with me. It’s not because I’m afraid to talk about it but because it’s also a topic...
The Suffocation of Depression
I want to get real about depression, especially my current battle with it. For many months (and past years), I have felt this heavy weight that feels suffocating at times. It’s as if I’m...
