Breaking (a meditation on motherhood)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvh60euHbwfqrYQvOz5bK-hv9Jt9kSMimVrS080/ Motherhood is a constant extending of the boundaries of the self, a constant process of becoming someone else. To paraphrase the poet Andrea Gibson (who was talking about their dog, Squash), it’s having your heart walk around outside your body. It’s a constant breaking down....
On “Work” and Motherhood
The following post/rant feels incomplete, but I am posting it in its incompleteness and imperfections as something I need to get off my chest and something I need to say. Right now I am a full-time mom and full-time doctoral student, doing consulting and online teaching...
My Life In Water
My Life in Water: An Ecopsychological AutobiographyAs I approach the end of my doctoral coursework, I am going over old papers and I found this one that I really loved as I read it with fresh eyes. It was written in 2017 during my first...
An Ode to My 30s
Dear 30s (April 24, 2009-April 23, 2019), You were the best of times and worst of times (and maybe that’s true of all times). You were more about taking things - life - more seriously. I dedicated my life to peace. I studied it deeply and...
“Logic” Model
Recently for a class assignment, I had to complete a personal/professional logic model. I found the model difficult to complete for a few reasons. My life has not necessarily been "logical." In hindsight, all of the steps make sense, but at the time, I would have...