Today, may you be loved. As you are. Without needing to add or subtract, or increase or lower. Today, may you be heard the first time. With space held…
Keep Creating a World in Which You See Yourself as Valuable
Just a reminder that we can assert ourselves as women without referring to ourselves as “Boss Babes”. We don’t have to feel pressure to prove our worth by constantly making…
Thank you for letting me land in your inbox today. I come with love. The kind of love that looks like change. The kind of love that tastes like revolution.…
Because I think I will scream if I see another post from another abundance coach that promises we will all find the way to success, enlightenment and six figure…
It's been a while. And recently I've been wondering if it would be longer still before I sent another newsletter. Or if I would even send another one at all.…
Courage comes in many forms. Some days we feel like the world is our arena and our courage seems to come so easily. Other times, it’s harder to come by.…
15 Things I Have Learned (or Remembered) in the Last 48 Hours
A few years ago, my then-partner came home one day to tell me that two of our friends, a couple who seemingly had everything together, had split up. I remember…
Some years ago I read a quote from Regina Brett: “Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful”. The words formed part of a list of life lessons…
I was six years old when I learned that I could escape into stories and immerse myself in a make-believe world which existed within bound pages of print. I was…
Winter feels like a lover that cannot leave. Claiming a stake on the last days of its seasonal affair. The light of this morning has found me with a head…
Remembering Me: The Unshakeable Core of Creativity
The skin I used to live in was stretched so tightly over me. Stifling. Suffocating. Silencing. But they liked me in that skin They supported me in that skin I…
"What actually happened was that he was urinating". These were the words that were said by the male NYPD officer standing in front of me. I stared back at…
What I Discovered About Myself in the Eyes of Strangers
When was the last time that you felt truly held? When did you last feel like you could unfurl and unravel amongst the safety of strangers? I'm not sure that…
A Shout out to All Those Struggling with Body Image
I recently shared the photo above on my social media feeds. They are before and after pics with a slightly different slant. Before: Weight low. Self-esteem lower. Obsessed with how…
Lessons Learned from an Ancient Spirit in a Modern World
My mind cannot recall the memories. But my skin does. My body holds each experience like collected treasures from so many lifetimes ago. The lines and crevices in my hands…
“It is not the critic who counts”. How many times have I read those words from Theodore Roosevelt? How many times have I repeated them? And yet, recently I’d…
There is something about lighthouses that soothes me. They offer guidance and safety. They signal hope and home. And so often recently, I keep thinking that's all we are trying…
There is something surprisingly undramatic about the moments in which we realize we are going to let go. The moments in which we say, No to the places, people or pastimes that…
4am is my newly found acquaintance. One that I was never interested in making. She's as punctual as they come. Every morning, right on time. And even though I've assured…
My Husband Is a Black Man. My Husband Is a Target.
My husband comes over to kiss me goodbye before leaving the apartment to go to a photography shoot. "Be careful out there" I say to him. As he shuts the…
"You know how everyone's always saying seize the moment? I don't know, I'm kinda thinking it's the other way around. You know, like the moment seizes us." That's one of…
I saw you today. The dark clouds gave way to thunder and when the lightning chaser sparked up the sky, I saw your silhouette. I'm not sure how many days…
I do not pretend to understand a world in which guns and rapists are acceptable but love between same sex couples is deemed "wrong". "Wrong" is the fact that whilst…
Warrior woman, I see you. I see you every day. I see you as you walk past me on the street, weaving through crowded avenues, your feet sinking into the…
We get so caught up on following the "right people". This is often based on the number of followers that person/company/cause already has. "Oh, they must be good because 2…
I remember being in India five years ago. I was traveling from place to place and volunteering as I went but I was also exploring my own spiritual journey. More…
A while back I read a post written by a woman who was sharing her happiness at her one year anniversary with her husband. Amongst the congratulatory comments, someone had…
Last month was a tough cash flow challenge. Skating on such thin financial ice is not something I enjoy. It's not something I enjoy sharing, either. And yet here I…
Our Symphony Has Stopped. A Letter to My Lost Love
There, in your eyes, I just caught your nakedness. The swiftest second of a truth that can only ever come from our irises and never our lips. I saw the…
My balls dropped this week. I kid you not. The juggling act that I'd been congratulating myself on perfecting, suddenly turned into a bad sidewalk show. You know this act…
The Burn of the Creative Torch: Notes from a Fired Up Writer
Depression tastes like February. It’s cold and bleak. When the fog descends it feels as though the mist of despair has settled in for the long haul. It’s hard to imagine that…
Birth to 38. I was on the outside. Looking in. My face pressed up against the glass. My fingers leaving telltale smudges that spoke of longing. Of wanting to be…
There’s a quote that I often see doing the rounds on the Internet that says, ‘Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.’ You…
Why I’m Good Enough Exactly As I Am (And So Are You)
“When one is pretending the entire body revolts.” ~Anaïs Nin I’ve lost count of the number of articles I’ve seen informing me that as somebody who regularly works from home,…
“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.” ~Marianne…
Long before my beating heart emerged into this lifetime, the earth felt the footfall of countless other warrior women who came before me. Too few of their stories made the…
10 Things I Want to Know About You (And 10 Things I Don’t)
Turning forty is something that is remarked upon often in our society. It's an age that is associated as a pivotal point. A definitive year. Yet most of the conversations…
There is nothing quite like the feeling we get when we stumble across someone who gets our weirdness and craziness and doesn't judge our crankiness. They understand our dreams and…
I'm between now and next. I haven't arrived at my new destination but I've already departed my last location. I've made the jump but I haven't quite landed. I'm suspended…
What have you worried about today? What undesirable thoughts have you allowed yourself to dwell on? I recently took a trip to the beach and as I was walking along…
If you totalled up the time that you’ve spent worrying about things in your lifetime, how much time do you think that might amount to? How many hours spent stressing…
The female warrior roams the lands of each earth. She knows the hue of every sky and she’s felt the tears of countless raging storms. She knows the barren land…
Let’s run away And taste the clouds We’ll dream the moon And dance the waves Let’s lose our minds And forget our fears We’ll live the nights The endless stars…
Each day and every night there are souls that brim with beauty under the light of the sun, moon and stars. They hear the earth call for their contribution and…
Depression or Suppression? Where Do The Silent Screams Go?
Depression is the creeping ivy of the mind. It scales walls and winds around windows. Its grip is clinging and clutching and its dark leaves cast shadows on even the brightest…
In honor of fierce females everywhere. These are for you: 1) Know your worth. Know every drop of the wonder that you are. Don't discard the parts that are tainted and…
Vintage wine is savored. Vintage cars exclaimed over. Vintage clothes coveted. Yet the vintage woman remains uncelebrated. From the moment we are born society sets expectations of us. We are…
Being in her skin feels like honesty. The scars of a life laid bare. Tales of her years showcased there on the wrapper that holds her life. It's a place…
Me I fly too close to the sun Drawn to its warmth Blinded by the light Desperately seeking The illumination Of a new dawn A stunning brightness A better day…
When you find him you will understand why you didn't settle for the others that you found before. Why you couldn't stay. Why they had to leave. When you…
Picture yourself in your mind's eye twenty years ago. Who do you see? What shaped your world at that time? If you could go back to that instant, what would…
She had kept the best china In the cupboard Safely stored For the perfect moment That never came Dust covered dreams Long forgotten by life The bitter pill Of the…
Tell me, do you know sorrow like me Are there shadows in your heart Where pain hides Where shame takes shelter Do your footsteps leave an imprint Of a…
I want to forget What I am compelled to remember The lies born from imaginations That are not mine I want to take my faded hopes My jaded heart And leave…
Ever since I can remember the words have been there. Right from the start. They were there on laminate strips in an old cigar tin that I brought home from school…
In 1921 Winston Churchill was appointed Colonial Secretary, Ivy Williams became the first woman to become a member of the English Bar and King George V opened Southwark Bridge in…
