I was on Cheryl Strayed’s Facebook page and noticed her new rainbow profile picture. It was changed last night. I was surprised—disappointed, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Cheryl Strayed Set Me “Straight” on Rainbowing My Facebook Profile Pic (& How to Change Yours).
June 28, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
Telling a Lover “I’m a Survivor”
June 25, 2015 · by · 3 Comments
When I started dating a blue-eyed boy last summer I felt it only fair to warn him: “It’s all trauma, all the time with me.” He laughed. “I’m … [Read more...]
The Surprising Benefits of Growing Up Without a Dad
June 17, 2015 · by · 5 Comments
My father left before I turned 1. I got his nose, last name and lousy vision. He was gone before I acquired a vocabulary. I never got to string … [Read more...]
Anne Lamott Tweets About Caitlyn Jenner and Gets Schooled by Her Son: What We Can Learn from Them Both
June 12, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
Anne Lamott f'd up. Big. Yup – the sensitive, hilarious, brilliant, neurotic, astonishingly genuine and gentle, talented writer Anne … [Read more...]
Mindful Trauma is Hard with a Mind Full of Trauma
June 11, 2015 · by · 9 Comments
My favorite color thinking is black and white. And mindfulness is all rainbow complex. I'm a resistant recruit to this be here now stuff. It … [Read more...]
If You Fall in Love with a Writer She’ll Still Be a Writer If You Break Up
June 11, 2015 · by · 7 Comments
“I fell in love with your words,” he said. He loved the word necklaces I hung on his chest and being the subject I defined, described and … [Read more...]
Rumi as Need
June 11, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
“This longing you express is the return message. The grief you cry out from draws you toward union. Your pure sadness that wants help is the … [Read more...]
Returning to Rumi
June 7, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
Rumi's writing, to me is like a middle-aged woman. Empowered. Joyful. Able to witness, hold space and be there. A whirling dervish of … [Read more...]
Why Survivors Love Amy Schumer
June 3, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
"I'm not funny. What I am is brave." Lucille Ball Audacious and adorable. Sweet and skewering. Amy Schumer makes bedfellows of words that … [Read more...]
Why Women Get Frustrated When Men Want to Be Thanked for Talking About Rape
June 1, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
If it seems women like me don’t have a lot of patience for listening to how men think, feel and talk about rape it’s because, well…. it’s … [Read more...]