HopeChapter №5
One Small Reason
I couldn't find a big reason to keep going, so I started collecting small ones…
March 27, 20262 min read
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FatherhoodChapter №31
The Man My Son Thinks I Am
He describes me to his friends and I don't recognize the man in the description…
March 20, 20264 min read
Read Chapter →GriefChapter №65
The Chair He Used to Sit In
We kept the chair for a year. Nobody sat in it and nobody moved it…
March 14, 20263 min read
Read Chapter →HealingChapter №74
What Healing Actually Looked Like
Nobody warned me that healing is mostly boring, repetitive, and unglamorous…
March 8, 20264 min read
Read Chapter →MotherhoodChapter №203
I Miss Who I Was Before Motherhood
I love my children, but I struggled to recognize the woman looking back at me…
March 2, 20263 min read
Read Chapter →FaithChapter №12
Learning to Pray Again
For years, I thought God had stopped listening. The truth was that I had stopped speaking…
February 24, 20264 min read
Read Chapter →IdentityChapter №7
The Name I Gave Myself
For most of my life I answered to a version of me other people had drafted…
February 17, 20263 min read
Read Chapter →Mental HealthChapter №118
I Almost Gave Up
There was a night when I convinced myself everyone would be better without me…
Content note: Mentions suicidal thoughts.
February 11, 20264 min read
Read Chapter →RelationshipsChapter №88
We Were Kind to Everyone but Each Other
We were the couple people called when they needed help. At home we barely spoke…
February 2, 20264 min read
Read Chapter →IncarcerationChapter №47
The First Night After Prison
Everyone told me I was free, but I still felt like I needed permission to walk outside…
January 29, 20265 min read
Read Chapter →Starting OverChapter №143
I Started Over at Forty-Three
Everyone said it was brave. It didn't feel brave. It felt like falling with a plan…
January 18, 20263 min read
Read Chapter →RecoveryChapter №900
Nine Hundred Days
Day 41 was the one nobody claps for. That's the one I'm proud of…
Content note: Discusses addiction.
January 6, 20263 min read
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