I wrote this around the time when grief and anxiety was hitting me hardIt was all compounded: the pain from the end of my long term-relationship, the anxiety of living somewhere new and working somewhere new, the grief/anxiety from the close

Sway (feat. guest Noah Henderson)

Feb 12th, 2021 7m 38s

This week's episode features a special guest, and friend of mine, Noah Henderson. He speaks his poem "Sway" beautifully for us and then tells us about how mindful visualization helped bring this piece into fruition.This week's episode is a li

The Rebellion

Jan 29th, 2021 5m

This essay is inspired by a conversation I had with a dear friend about feeling a constant tug-of-war between our current career and our art. This one is dedicated to all the underdog artists out there who have current careers in the sciences a

When Your Heart Hurts

Jan 22nd, 2021 2m 42s

This piece is inspired by a conversation that I had with a dear friend of mine who asked, "What did you do when your heart hurt so much?"Grief is the kind of pain that changes a person at the cellular level. I believe it's our human duty to ac

The Tapestry

Jan 13th, 2021 3m 8s

This piece was inspired by the particularly trying moments I've had working as a bedside nurse. Those days when NOTHING is working the way they usually do. Curve ball after curve ball. It a piece that helps to bring me back to my bigger pictu

Prayer for the Sick-Hearted

Jan 9th, 2021 1m 45s

Jan 6 2021, the world watched as Trump supporters raided the U.S. Capitol. A day when many of us internally knew what would’ve happened if people of color were the ones doing this. This next piece was a prayer I wrote that day. I believe that t

Chasing Adventure

Jan 7th, 2021 2m

*This piece was inspired by my first experience living on my own as a new divorcee, in a new town, with a new job as a travel nurse in Oakland, CA. I left my home in SoCal (where I was living with my Mom & tired of my workplace situation), wit