Wounded Healer
The Diarist
A living archive of my thoughts—in writing. Essays, stories, thought fragments, all the sacred chaos of creation.
Reflective Essays
What Makes a Good Day?
"It's hard to remember that this day will never come again. That the time is now and the place is here and that there are no second chances at a single moment." – Jeanette Winterson. Drawn from this quote, there are little things to make sure you have a day you won't regret.
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Nose Dive to the Bottom of My Fear
(is the only way to bring me back up)
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The Day I Received a Powerful Healing Message from Bono
How can returning to the song you love kindle your hope, lift your soul, and brighten your doomed days
The World
The Unthinkable Heat This July Is Real
We are in for another record-breaking scorching summer heat
Reflective Essays
The Melting Glacier
How does remembering my ‘why’ save me from being frozen in a writer’s block glacier (every time)
Diarist
See Life In Nature
A simple and effective everyday practice for a peaceful life
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Confession of A Hermit Crab
The importance of taking action despite the risk of failure
The Process of Persistence
Overcome setbacks and embrace everyday challenges with self-compassion
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The Truth Is Never So Simple?
See the nature of reality, and act from a place of a balanced mind
Mapmaker
Without the Light, Darkness Will Rule
A Short note to remind us that we’re not all that we know about ourselves.
Diarist
An Unread Message to My Nephew
Meaningful monologue for our children about the importance of finding their place in the world
There Is a Silver Lining In Every Dark Cloud
In the darkness, light reveals hope
This Is Synchronicity
If I could disappear into my daydream, this would be the place
Individuation
Crossing the Unknown Threshold
A personal essay on midlife as a stage of life, not an anxiety of catching up on socially prescribed life milestones
The Last One Behind
A short essay on how the flowers remind us that real courage often means moving at our own pace and still being proud of the progress
The Special Somewhere (Only We Know)
A sentimental life story about the one we’ll always love (but got away)
Reflective Essays
It’s Complicated
How different does it feels loving our children as a parent, and loving our parent as their children?