In all my religious and spiritual research, only one area kept pulling me back to it for further digging and desire to understand - Wicca and pagan ideologies.Read More
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Personal
Sexual Identity & Connection
When I was 14, I remember riding in the passenger seat of my mom's car. We were on the freeway and I had finally screwed up my courage to say, "Mom, I think I'm bisexual."Read More
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Self-Care, Identity, & Connection
I found that, while addressing these needs in the moment was important, this was not improving my base level happiness vs depression. I realized I had felt disconnected from nature, the world, and even my own sense of who I was.Read More
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What the Heck is Going On?
The past 6 months have been bonkers. My depression hit such an extreme low that, through working with my doctor, I started taking medication to control it. Right as the meds were starting to work, the pandemic hit and self-isolation began.Read More
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Personal Healing in the Garden
So last week, I went to the local nursery known for it's fruit trees and we're now the proud owners of two apple trees, two cherry trees, and a cute little mandarin tree.Read More
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Losing My Mojo: Depression & Crafting
I couldn’t stop crying. I couldn’t walk across a room, flip a light switch, or even sit down. I just stood there, holding my hands over my face in the dark living room, sobbing. I lost track of time.Read More
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Time for a Bean Update!
I haven’t given an update on The Bean since I first introduced him, so I thought now would be a fun time to share! We’re coming up quick on The Bean’s second birthday, which feels impossible right now. How can he possibly have existed for only 2 years? It feels much longer than that. MaybeRead More
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Making Decisions with Limited Information
Recently, I spent a week and a half serving on a jury for a murder trial. I was excited to be selected to serve because I’ve wanted to learn more about how our justice system actually functions and I’m all about doing my civic duty. Over the course of the trial, we heard from witnesses,Read More
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Approaching an Anniversary
Trigger Warning: This post gets pretty dark related to my past experience with the Camp Fire and fears/trauma associated with that. In my introductory post, I mentioned that my family and I lost our home to the Camp Fire last November. As the anniversary of this trauma approaches, I’m finding myself falling deeper into theRead More
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Meet The Bean
I mentioned in my introductory post that I have a son. We call him The Bean. As of now, he is just shy of 18 months old. That means he’s just hit the point where he has enough of a brain to do some really awesome things, but not enough to keep from killing himselfRead More