There was not a single universe in which I would have predicted I would be writing about feminism in any form, but when I held “The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine” in my hands, I had a sense it was going to change some things[...]
There’s just not a lot of literature on this yet. Every generation has to start over, to deconstruct the religious structures of their time and culture. Modern American Christianity in the 2020s is no different. We are still adding to our dictionary, tracing our maps, and meeting each other fo[...]
Dear Empaths, I am writing to you as someone who, for most of my life, was not one of you and who, for most of my life, saw your strength as a weakness. It was very uncool. I want to apologize to you. Truthfully, I never understood you. I’d berate you behind closed doors as too affected,[...]
Do you know what it feels like to get a letter for a business that you had to shut down? To be more specific, a business that painted a picture of your heart, vulnerable and true, in both ego and virtue? Well, if you don’t, it’s a sinking feeling, like something bad is happening…[...]
Mom friends, I am writing to you from the trenches. With a baby and a toddler (and a positive Covid test), I am in it with you. The despair of motherhood is real. You know when it takes everything you have to get through the day, and then you remember that you start over again tomorr[...]
What if your desire isn’t the work of the devil but a powerful tool of discernment? “God, what’s next?” Or… “What do I want?” Make a list and don’t stop until you’ve exhausted every last desire. At work, in your friendships, in bed. All of it.[...]
Am I allowed to dream again? After such a public failure, After believing in myself, After claiming a victory that was never won, After attaching my identity to a goalpost? Am I allowed to dream again? A new dream of humility and creativity, A new dream that’s unattached, A new dream w[...]