Navigating Life

On February 28th, 2019 I didn’t want to live. I wasn’t in a “funk,” I couldn’t pray it away, and there wasn’t enough cardio to help me shake the feeling.…

When I was in the 1st or 2nd grade we took a class trip to Glenwood Springs. For a kid there’s nothing cooler than being on an overnight trip with…

Sometimes I run from my own humanity. I think I’m escaping the vulnerability of succumbing to the fragility of my existence. In many ways there’s a sense of comfortable ease…

I spent the majority of my adult life in emotional warfare with a narcissist. Unraveling the emotional damage prolonged time with a narcissist causes is a process, because it’s a…

My parents divorced when I was two-years-old. My mother made the courageous decision to prioritize our safety and health, thus escaping the abusive relationship she had with my father. She…

I’ve always had an obsessive personality with an intense desire for perfection. One of my earliest grade school memories revolves around obsessing over drawing a circle. I remember drawing the…

She’s the principal, teacher, and nurse. While serving as the accountant, crisis counselor, strategic planner, and logistics expert simultaneously. She mother’s, she aunts, she friends, she teammates, she partners, she…

I was in a bad headspace. I was questioning my value, capability, and relevance in general. In that moment of self doubt, I got a much needed God wink. My…

With my mouth slightly open, head flopping left, then jerking right. Accompanied by a small puddle of drool forming on my hot pink sweatshirt that read “Cancun Mexico.” I flight…

He loves me. He loves me not. Celebrating birthdays is the acknowledgement that I’ve been chosen, once again, to do my best at navigating this complex gift of life. When…