After fifteen years of a beautiful and loving marriage, I lost my husband, my partner, my anchor, and my best friend. Overnight, life demanded a version of me I had never known before, one that had to be strong, composed, and capable of holding everything together for...
My life was going fine until one day I was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy, a rare kidney disease that progresses and has no cure. My life felt shattered like glass into a million pieces. Thinking about my husband and my six-year-old daughter, I could not process the...
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‘The greatest determination is similar to the one of a beginner who has just started practising meditation.’ Kusan Sumin
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” ~Brené Brown Several years ago, I wrote a heartfelt letter to my estranged mother, articulating my deep feelings about her perceived lack of empathy and care. My...
“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and myself at the same time.” ~Prentis Hemphill I thought I had seen the worst of it. I thought I knew what it meant to watch someone you love disappear into addiction. My mother taught me that lesson long before I...
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