by Autumn | May 1, 2023 | Growth and Self Care
I confessed: I don’t know what I believe anymore, I don’t know who I am Wisely and calmly, she whispered: As much as you feel like you’re floundering, no longer on solid ground, without convictions, I see someone with the strength of water You are... 
by Lindsay | Apr 25, 2023 | Growth and Self Care
Maya Angelou once said, “Every storm runs out of rain.” I am not the biggest fan of rain, but this year in particular I feel so much gratitude for the moisture that has graced the valley that I call home. Now that the winter months have come and gone (the... 
by Autumn | Feb 10, 2023 | Growth and Self Care, Lifestyle
I wonder how many people were taught to fully love themselves. My guess is not many. This must be why there is so much heartache in the world. Whose guardians truly demonstrated that art, day in and day out, each moment while raising a child into the world? Even the... 
by Lindsay | Jan 16, 2023 | Growth and Self Care
Clarisse. She’s one of my favorite literary characters. Every November when I have the chance to teach Ray Bradbury’s classic Dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 to my sophomore classes, I ruminate about her character, drawing parallels to my own life. In case you aren’t... 
by Autumn | Dec 2, 2022 | Growth and Self Care
I’ve never felt shy or shameful about physical therapy. By contrast, just the mere idea of psychological therapy used to hold major stigma from my perspective. Physical therapy became a part of my life when I was 15 years old to lessen the symptoms of scoliosis. A... 
by Lindsay | Nov 12, 2022 | Growth and Self Care, Motherhood
A while back, my husband let me know that he was going to take our kids to my parents’ beach house for the weekend so I could have a break. I can’t actually remember a time when I had the whole house to myself for an entire weekend, so of course I felt giddy at the... 
by Autumn | Nov 1, 2022 | Growth and Self Care
Swirling spirals of thought Have me tangled up and caught Until I stop… What is right in front of me? What is quietly asking to be seen The present moment…outside the spiral, living the dream Write it down, make it real We create constructs to control the... 
by Autumn | Oct 24, 2022 | Growth and Self Care, Lifestyle
This morning I woke up to snow on the ground and the quiet that comes with low hanging clouds. The house was chilly, so we turned on the fireplace. Our Monday morning hustle commenced as normal, and with the addition of hats, mittens, and snow pants, off to school we... 
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