Blame it on Baby Boom in 1987 starring Diane Keaton or the struggle of my mom having no identity outside of being a wife and mom, but… Read more “The Paradox of a Working Mom”

I grew up in a family where both sets of grandparents fished… it is just what we did. My paternal grandparents died much earlier than my maternal… Read more “Life lessons through fishing…”

Each day I am greeted with headlines about the rise of COVID cases in the United States. I am bombarded with posts on social media about how… Read more “Why are we surprised? We are selfish.”

As I wrote last week, the AFSP Overnight Walk had to go virtual this year. I was determined to still walk the 16-18 miles on my own.… Read more “Reflecting on the walk, reflecting on the journey”

I should be packing to travel to New York City for what would be my sixth Overnight Walk… the one thing I do each year that is… Read more “I must continue to walk”

Tomorrow, Dr. Richard Watts will undergo surgery to remove a large cancerous mass from his brain. Most, if not all of you will ask who is Dr.… Read more “You raised me up Dr. Watts”

The first time I can remember noticing the difference in people’s skin color was in second grade… the fact it was not even a thought for me… Read more “My white privilege is my responsibility”

The last few days have been hard… more like really hard. I had a complete meltdown in front of my husband and son…. including lots of crying… Read more “Not a weakness, but my strength”

This Saturday will be five years since I experienced my first event with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Although my mom had died 17 years before… Read more “my passion… my purpose… my hope”

There have been many who have talked about how grief is an emotion many of us are experiencing during this pandemic… and it fits. I did a… Read more “My control is not my worth”