Mothering has shifted from holding tiny bodies in my arms to learning how to love in the space between us. I thought life would be easier if we were ‘normal,’ but raising the children I actually have has taught me to surrender that myth. How I love them now is less about doing and more about listening, making space, and walking alongside them as we all keep growing.

Yesterday I had a long leisurely lunch with a dear friend to celebrate her birthday. We both showed up in our overalls , I finally have...

I've been promising myself I was going to quit drinking for as long as I can remember. Journals from my early twenties until now all declare my intent to give up booze and start living. My most fervent wish in all these writings is to give up alcohol. And why, why it clicked on that day? And did it?