UNBECOMING

My blog was empty this week, but my heart was full to the brim. I am thankful and present recharging with friends and loved ones while...

My blog turns one today. They say you can only write what you would like to read. It makes sense; self-help books spill over onto the...

Grounded. Centered. Balanced. I used to think these words were cliché and obnoxious. I was a busy, efficient person - a real go-getter....

“Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the...

“How is your marriage?” She sat across from me, pen poised in hand, as she listened and studied my body language. My shoulders loosened....

There in that moment she sat as a nine year old girl filled with wonder and dreams, completely absorbed in the bounty of my leftover lunch.

In sickness and in health. We never know exactly how this line will play out in the real world. It might be quick like a bandaid being rippe

Perhaps this new beginning comes with a toddlerhood of its own. Each new phase demands fresh-tilled soil to start anew with a tiny seed. In

It has been said that you are the sum of the three people you spend the most time with in your life. If this is true, we have to carefully c

“WE CAN CHANGE THE WEATHER IN OUR FLAT!” My husband does not even flinch when I burst into his office with a grand idea or revelation. I...

There was the time that my daughter used writing to breathe new life into me. On this day, I realized my nine year old had seen me, the real

Instead of a swear jar, I can create a “should” jar to hold myself accountable. Though it will take work and discipline, I refuse to enter t

"We can strive for a whole that is greater than a part. When we relinquish our human instinct to blame and point an accusatory finger a

It is easy for me to look at my early devotion as a mother and think I was “better” back then. If my kids slept, ate, and had on clean cloth

Yes, I am older, weathered and scarred, but I am strong in a homegrown way that can only be earned. The resilience and personal strength I h

"It turns out, I am terrible at self-compassion. A few weeks ago I took a self-compassion quiz that was linked to the book I was readin

It is a painful process of unbecoming and learning everything we thought was a given - an unchanging truth - might not be set in stone. We d

I try not to dwell on the missed opportunity and perhaps consider it to be one last lesson my mom taught me. “Seize the moment, Jaime. Don’t

“Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?” - Dr. Brené Brown I just finished reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly:...

That could have been me. I just can’t shake the idea that due to incredible luck beyond my control, I was born in the right place at the rig