The answer may surprise you. — The bond between mother and daughter reaches back to the beginning of time, perpetuating a circle that never ends. Mothers are daughters, and daughters are mothers, and nothing should be able to break that cycle of womanhood. Right? This story isn’t about toxic or narcissistic mothers though there must be…

Does it really matter? — Too many rescue dramas and true crime podcasts or particularly shrewd foresight? I’m going with my incredible gift for planning that drives me to leave literal breadcrumbs behind and keep track of potential clues. I leave food right where it drops in my car. I may need it to survive…

We all need to check our privilege We talk a good game about white privilege, don’t we? But privilege isn’t reserved just for white folks; it has context, and lately, that context has been hitting me over the head, begging me to please STFU. The past two weeks have made…

Try a different lens — It can be challenging to pull yourself out of a well-established mindset no matter how old you are, but it’s especially difficult once you reach a certain age. Or is it? You can alter your limiting beliefs at any age. And in fact, it may be easier to change them…

There’s a spot on the Northway just as you’re entering the Adirondack Park where you begin to smell the pine trees. I don’t know where the line delineated itself, but I always knew when we’d crossed it as a kid. The other side of that imaginary line caused the baseline…

And powerful AF No is a complete sentence. In particular contexts, it feels odd, even rude, to leave your no out there all alone, waiting for your justification to bolster it. But it will learn to stand on its own with enough practice; muscle memory, my friends. This small and…