Why Sensitivities Are a Gift
I talk to a lot of people about my journey with Lyme disease and chronic illness. I learned so much during my healing journey and I feel...
Change: Prickly or Beautiful?
This natural cactus fencing can be found all over Bonaire. Like many other things, it could be considered prickly or beautiful. It all...
I Gotta Have Faith
My biggest lesson this year (and of the last several years) is to have faith. When after getting rid of everything I owned except for...
Integrating All That I Have Gathered
When I decided to leave Bonaire, my psychic medium friend, Amanda Brown texted me, “Do you need me to pull some cards for you?” (You...
How I Got So Woo Woo
In 2014, I got dumped. I was blindsided. I thought we were going to be together forever. He had told me he was unhappy over the phone (we...
Read&Write Interview: Live from Dublin
While having a blast following the fun people around Ireland, I had the pleasure of doing an author interview with Deb Ziebarth of the...
How "The StepPeople" Became My First Published Story
When I was at Emerson College, I took a course called "Writing for Magazines." This was back when magazines had real pages and paid good...
Manifesting My Prince
Before I left Bonaire, I realized that I wanted to integrate the things I love most into my travels, so I decided I would begin...
Travel Rule: Hang Out With the Hurling Team
“You need to go out onto the patio!” A small young woman bounces up to me and L at a pub in Adare, Ireland. Adare already feels like a...
Travel Rule: Help Each Other
"Did you know the International Bar is the oldest pub in Dublin?" A woman cuddling a small white dog on the bench next to us asks. "No,"...
Travel Rule: Say "Yes" (To Everything But Shots)
"Me raro seewo inklo Guinness!" A 20-something guy shouts over the music at Quays in Galway, Ireland. He leans toward me. I lean back,...
Travel Rule: Follow The Fun People
As I travel, I'm starting to create a list of rules. In Bonaire, when my luggage was lost, I learned the first rule: If It Doesn't Fit in...
The Relatable Voice Podcast Interview
I know an author interview is going well when the podcast host invites me to visit her in Spain! That's what happened during this author...
Paciencia en la Vida
“Paciencia en la vida” My mother always says Patience Staying calm, steady When we can’t see clearly Requires courage and practice...
Trust Women
"Trust women." That sign got me thinking. Imagine being a freshman in college. You've spent the last four years studying deep into the...
About Abusive Relationships
Yesterday, I recorded an interview with Lucia Matuonto, author and host of The Relatable Voice podcast. (I will post the podcast when it...
The Wake
The line wraps around the town square Past the stone church with stained glassed windows The cemetery, bank, and town hall Hundreds,...
What Does Home Mean To You?
A couple weeks ago, someone told me she had chosen to move to a place based on an astrocartography reading. I had never heard of it. So,...
Why Do We Feel the Need to "Stick It Out"?
That's me next a palm tree, a few weeks ago when my friend, A, was visiting. We had a fantastic time exploring this beautiful island. My...
Desert Island Books
You know that question, "If you knew you were going to be stranded on a desert island and could only bring 10 albums, which albums would...