“True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from.” I recently had a writer’s retreat, and when I came back, my mom asked “Did you just want to stay there forever?” It was pretty cool – a getaway in the Wisconsin countryside in a… Read More

Just walking across my living room sometimes puts me in a state of wonder. My knee surgery was a couple years ago now, but I still have a deeply ingrained awe whenever I walk without pain. The journey between that first debilitating injury and this morning’s 30 min walk in the crisp morning air is one long seeking – of… Read More