I Write to Be Free: Transforming Trauma Together Festival

I do not write to be good. I write to be free. It feels surreal and powerful to see this poster. That lands. On May 12 I will be at the The Gatehouse‘s Transforming Trauma Together Festival. It is free. I am not here to teach you how to write. I have never studied writing. […]

Punch the Monkey Goes to Winnipeg for Mom Day

I come from the street. I am raw. I am real. I am a Beloved Warrior. And so are the mothers in this story. Beloved Warriors know how to take what tried to break us and turn it into love. We carry it, we reshape it, we pass it forward softer than we received it. […]

Standing With Lara St. John and Marci Hamilton

Renowned Canadian violinist Lara St. John is not staying silent. She is standing up and demanding that Pennsylvania’s laws truly protect children who survive sexual violence. And to Marci Hamilton, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Child USA, thank you for standing shoulder to shoulder with her in this fight. This is what Beloved Warriors […]

Pramilda Zachariyas: Transforming Trauma Together Festival May 12, 2026

The Gatehouse gave me something I could not find on my own this past year. I needed one on one support and they did not hesitate. They found the right person and connected me to Pramilda Zackhariyas. Pramilda will be leading an EFT workshop at the Transforming Trauma Together Festival on May 12th, and I […]

The Gatehouse Transforming Trauma Together Festival

I’m looking forward to this festival. It’s free. It’s going to be powerful.I’ve been invited to sit on a panel with other writers. I’ve sat on many panels, but never one like this. Never one this important.I’m nervous. Of course.I can’t wait. The Gatehouse supports people who are fighting to survive the aftermath of child […]

12 Minute Guided Meditation

Do you ever wish you could slip into a quiet place and just breathe? This 12 minute guided meditation helped me get there today. Thank you Rebecca Visscher from Radical Recovery. Your kind share brought me a moment of real calm when I needed it.

Boots Pointing Downstream

Boots Pointing Downstream Out on my morning walk along the Don Riverthat hour where anything feels possible It rained last nightthe current is loudthe air smells like mud waking up I love that smell Mamma nature don’t ask permissionshe tears things apartthen hands it back new There is a tree stuck out there nowmiddle of […]

Worthy. Evolving. Beloved. Warrior

Do you ever ask yourself, “Who am I? And what is my mission?” I have been working with my therapist on my identity. Today, something broke open. I uncovered a darkness I have been carrying since I was still in diapers. For most of my life, I believed I was here to be the sacrificed […]

Two Years Ago Today: I Woke Up Different

These past couple of years I have been on a quest to find ways to heal that are actually accessible and real. Last night I watched a documentary called The Earthing Movie about grounding, also known as earthing. Going barefoot is not simple for me. Two years ago today, I had some of my toes […]