Creates big problems down the line. — Grooming seems to be a pretty accusatory term. When it was used in my “Healthy Boundaries” training for my degree, it was focused on sexual predators. But in this instance, I’m talking about something quite different. This is about teaching children what healthy emotional boundaries should look like and how…

It’s nice to meet you. I’m a mom and nature lover, but more than that, I love the nature inside myself and how that has fed all of the other parts of me. My favorite places at home are in the barn, in the gardens, and under the silver maples…

was harder than I could have imagined — I wrote this essay for a scholarship for school and thought sharing it might give someone some hope. I’m sure many of us have similar stories as we step into arenas that we feel unprepared for. In 2016, I was a stay-at-home mom, worked from home, and had homeschooled my…

the story of a lifetime of pain… — As a child, I had a lot of unexplained pain. My stomach started hurting around age 12 and migraines started about then as well. My belly would bloat so large that I often had a hard time breathing. I had to lie down after lunch at school and after a…

my femininity in mothering — I had a lover once who loved my belly — my soft mama belly. He’d lay his head on my bare belly sometimes and tell me how much he honored and respected that part of me. …

And I wonder if it’s partially my fault. — Four years ago, I filed for divorce. It had taken me nearly a decade of therapy and self-work to get there, but I did it. And I was proud of myself. I was working against everything my childhood ideologies had taught me was important. …

You are unknowingly and unwillingly saving the world — Or at least someone’s world… Have you ever thought of all of the harm wandering penises do? Yeah, they may sometimes be strange-looking, happy, wobbly bundles of muscle, exhausted and tired from all of the fun, but they are not harmless. And this is why: Dear Incels, If you have a heart within you —…

…when we just aren’t? — Who out there is really doing okay? I mean, really? Who out there feels like their life is in a place where they could stand on those two letters (OK) and not be lying to themselves…even just a little? How do we hold all of the grief of our everyday…

A Response to Elle Beau ❇︎’s story. — I know, you stopped the chat on your story. But I had to respond in some way. You are right on the money, lady. On all accounts, from your response to our cultural narrative about two-parent heterosexual households to your findings on single-parent (mom) homes, it all makes sense. Matrilineal…