Category: My Journey
-
Rediscovering Christmas Nostalgia: Holidays & Healing
Healing has changed the way I experience the holiday season, mainly because the holidays I grew up with no longer exist. The memories I do have, like decorating the tree with country Christmas albums playing (shout out to Travis Tritt), helping my mom make spritz cookies, and Christmas Day at my grandma’s, are all from…
-
Awakening to Your Inner Knowing
For a long time, I ignored my intuition completely. Growing up in the circumstances I did, and probably as an undiagnosed neurodivergent kid, I learned to distrust my own mind. I told myself over and over that whatever I was thinking was wrong, and everyone else knew better. I ignored my thoughts, my gut feelings,…
-
Homeschooling for Emotional Growth
When people ask why I homeschool, I usually say the simple thing, like my kids are super smart. Which is true. They learn fast, sometimes ridiculously fast. We can fly through a subject in a day, but we can also slow way down for others, or even set something aside and come back to it…
-
Grieving the Life You Thought You’d Have
I didn’t picture myself living in my parents basement at 31, especially with my husband and two kids. But here I am. Josh and I had been on our own for almost ten years. First we rented, then bought our first house, then our second. We had our own space, our own routines, and we…
-
How I Stopped Yelling
Nothing cracks you open like parenting. Especially when you’re still figuring out who you are. I had my oldest son, Joseph, when I was 23. I didn’t know myself yet, didn’t know what I needed, let alone how to give it to someone else. If you missed it, I kinda made a whole post about…
-
Unraveling Miscommunications: The Weight of Expectations
Do you ever have a moment where something small annoys the ever-living crap out of you? And do you ever wonder why it annoys you so much? Literally, same. It’s so frustrating because I feel like I should be able to handle things differently, especially with so much “healing” under my belt. But, here we…
-
A Spiritual Walk Through the Bible: Part 1
I’m beginning to explore Christianity with an open mind, to see how it relates to the spiritual experiences I’ve had and the truths I’ve come to believe on my own. I’m not doing this lightly. This is the most vulnerable writing I’ve done so far, so I hope you’ll stay open and patient with me…
-
How Astrology Keeps Me on the Right Path
This all started with my sister-in-law Joelle. If you’ve read about her in my blog before, this should come as no surprise. We’re the duo in the family that’s fully on board with the so-called “woo-woo” side of life. Energy, intention-setting, full moon rituals, the occasional crystal (okay, more than occasional). Astrology was just one…
-
Before I Was His Mom
Joseph turns eight tomorrow. Just writing that sentence makes my chest ache in the most bittersweet way. Looking back on the years of his life, all the versions of him I’ve gotten to witness, brings up this flood of emotion that’s hard to explain. I don’t just see a little boy in old videos, excitedly…
-
Plateau or Progress?
Growth is weird. Once you’ve done some real healing and started making changes, you kind of expect yourself to keep that momentum going. You know better now, you’ve made progress, so when old habits creep back in, it can feel frustrating. Or disappointing. Like, Really? This again? I thought we were past this. And then…
Unraveling the Self 