hey, i’m glad you’re here.
This is a collection of essays about emotional abuse, motherhood, faith, identity, grief, coming out, and the slow, beautiful process of becoming yourself.
I don’t have all the answers.
Just stories.
Maybe you’ll find pieces of your own here too.
First time to the site? Start here

From the blog
- “Good” MorningMy first year teaching was one of the happiest years of my life. It was also one of the… Read more: “Good” Morning
- WelcomeThere was a time when I believed healing meant forgetting. That one day I’d wake up and the past… Read more: Welcome
adding new stories weekly

About Me
I’m a mom, a writer, and someone who started over at 35.
After leaving an abusive marriage and coming out later in life, I realized my story wasn’t entirely about either of those things. It was about learning to hear my own voice after years of drowning it out.
If anything here helps you hear yours, I’m glad you found your way here.