Let’s Talk Desire
Desire. It is a loaded word and if, like me, you grew up in a religious environment it is also a bad word. But is it really? Is desire bad? Most people immediately think of desire in the context of…
The Power of Sisterhood
Earlier this week I shared with a group of women why I believe sisterhood is so important. I’ve been thinking a lot about sisterhood because I have recognized my own growing need for a more intentionally developed group of women…
The Power to Tell A New Story
“How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” This is the…
When Truth Telling is Hard
I am currently reading Cheryl Strayed’s book Tiny Beautiful Things. It’s a collection of posts from her time as popular advice columnist Sugar. In one of the chapters she writes these words, “An ethical and evolved life entails telling the…
Ridiculous Levels of Kindness
“You’re too fat. Nobody can stand looking at it. Why even bother leaving the house, nobody cares what you have to say.” I remember the day as if it were yesterday when I was standing in front of the mirror…