Asking for and Receiving Help (And the Things That Get in the Way)
This morning I had the honor and privilege of speaking to a group of high school students about my journey with epilepsy and what it has...
Be Patient, Be Flexible, Be Gentle
I started seizure medicine a week ago. (If you’re wondering why, check out this post for the back story). I have been resistant to...
Finding Purpose Through Connection
If you’ve followed my writing for a while, you know that it often centers around sharing my personal experiences of health challenges and...
5 things
When I was 26 and newly pregnant with my second child, I made the decision to go back to school to earn my MA in English. When I told...
Weaving Hope on the Streets of Kensington
Last week, I wrote about the concept of “radical empathy”—the idea of TRYING to “walk around in someone else’s skin” even when you know...
Choosing Hope
Hope has always been a challenging concept for me. Having loved someone who has struggled with addiction for over eight years, hope can...
Made with Love and Soul
On this snowy day, I'm lucky enough to sit down with my friend and fellow children's writer, Bernadette Ziemba, to talk about her new...
#What'sYourLifeline?
When people read a synopsis of LIFELINE, one of their first questions is often, “What inspired you to write this story?” They mean a...