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The Class Bully

I haven’t often given myself permission to walk away from toxic, petulant, drama-addicted, or abusive people. In my school years, it was because I didn’t think I had a choice. I was stuck with them until graduation. In the years when I clashed with those of an evangelical mindset, it was because I thought stayingContinue reading “The Class Bully”

Kiss Your Brain

As the autumn of 2020 approached, we made the decision to sign up both kids for the online option that our school district offered. We felt that it would be in their best and healthiest interest to do so, and made accommodations to turn a room in the house into a makeshift computer lab forContinue reading “Kiss Your Brain”

Suffering on the Mats

I’ve been living with the word Heal this year. I’ve been trying to focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual places within myself that are in need of renewal, care, and rest. Part of my initial idea for Heal was that I would reframe certain activities in terms of how they can bring healing. ThisContinue reading “Suffering on the Mats”