ESSAYIST | STORYTELLER | NARRATIVE STRATEGIST
A selection of essays about identity, reinvention, family dynamics, and the experiences we often dismiss as ordinary until we take a closer look.
My college-age daughter needed independence. Even with a background in child development, it was hard to let go.
I gave my daughters age-appropriate independence and responsibility. It gave them confidence.
Following advice and encouragement from my favorite teacher helped me become the first in my family to graduate college.
Life wasn't going as planned, so I started asking myself some tough questions. The answers gave me life.
A revelation on a flight changed my perspective on parenting, highlighting the importance of self-care over self-sacrifice.
Before deciding if I want to move to a small, remote island I love visiting in the Pacific Northwest, I'm testing out living there for 90 days.
I thought reality TV was trash, but watching RHOSLC gives me a way to talk about important issues with my 22-year-old.
How I saved more than $60,000 in expenses by living in other people's homes rent-free as a traveling pet sitter for the last two years.
Though I initially felt devastated by my daughter's decision, I ultimately realized she gave me a gift I wasn't able to give myself: permission to strike out on my own journey of self-discovery.
Why women may avoid sleep apnea treatment — especially CPAP machines — despite overwhelming benefits.
First instincts can be unhelpful, counterproductive and — sometimes — even harmful.
Before leaving on their four-week European vacation, my hosts warned me about their dog’s compulsion for hoovering up discarded marijuana butts and other dangerous substances...
Seagulls duck and dive around the ferry dock as a line of cars load onto the Whatcom Chief. To test my ferry karma, I purposefully didn’t consult the schedule—a risky endeavor...
Eagles soar over a European Tudor-style village serving German food, beer, and desserts, while the distinctly playful sounds of polka music drift from the downtown gazebo...
Before Business Insider, BuzzFeed, and Thrillist, I spent seven years building the Rainier Valley Post, one of Seattle's first hyperlocal news blogs — and in 2012, the Seattle Weekly named it the city's Best Local Website.
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