Asking for and Receiving Help (And the Things That Get in the Way)
This morning I had the honor and privilege of speaking to a group of high school students about my journey with epilepsy and what it has...
Be Patient, Be Flexible, Be Gentle
I started seizure medicine a week ago. (If you’re wondering why, check out this post for the back story). I have been resistant to...
Finding Purpose Through Connection
If you’ve followed my writing for a while, you know that it often centers around sharing my personal experiences of health challenges and...
5 things
When I was 26 and newly pregnant with my second child, I made the decision to go back to school to earn my MA in English. When I told...
Weaving Hope on the Streets of Kensington
Last week, I wrote about the concept of “radical empathy”—the idea of TRYING to “walk around in someone else’s skin” even when you know...
Choosing Hope
Hope has always been a challenging concept for me. Having loved someone who has struggled with addiction for over eight years, hope can...