Category: Memoir in Progress

  • The Women Who Helped Mold Me

    When I think about the women who shaped my life, my first feeling is gratitude. There were many along the way. But some met me later —in conference rooms,in long days filled with pressure,in seasons where I was still finding my footing. Those women shaped me in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time.…

  • The Women Who Made Me

    Some of my earliest memories of creativity begin with my sisters. There was a time when we sat shoulder to shoulder, cutting old jeans into skirts and stitching flowers onto denim shirts. The thread felt endless then — shared, bright, and full of possibility. But seasons passed. We each stepped into new roles. New responsibilities.…

  • Learning How to Be Safe in My Own Body

    Grief layered itself quietly. My body carried it longer than I understood. I didn’t understand how much my body had been holding until I started letting go. Coming off antidepressants was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done — not because the medication failed me, but because it had been quietly helping me survive…

  • Grief Shows Up Late

    I walked away from my job just as the world was closing in. What I didn’t realize then was how little space there would be between one loss and the next. As I tried to move forward, my body began asking for attention in ways I could no longer ignore. Within months of leaving work,…

  • Coming Home

    I Didn’t Know How Much I Was Carrying I didn’t realize how much damage I was carrying until I started to feel better. That’s the part no one warns you about. Healing doesn’t arrive with instant relief or clarity — it arrives quietly, through memory. Suddenly, the good times come back. The people who helped…