The Blog
Here’s where I share thoughts on the work of moving toward our biggest lives and baddest selves.
Gasping for Authenticity: A Lesson on Self-Care
"Transitioning is the most selfish thing I could ever do," she said. A little part of me wanted to jump across the desk and shake her by the collar. But I didn't. I kept it cool. I said, "What was the alternative?" Dolly Davis is a transgender woman and the transition...
The Eye-Opening Juxtaposition of Gratitude and Death
Over the summer, Oliver Sacks, renown neurologist, naturalist and author, died of cancer at the age of 82. You might remember him best from the 1999 movie Awakenings where he was played by Robin Williams. Upon learning of his diagnosis, he said: I feel intensely...
Things I want you to know on the anniversary of my attack
This past Saturday marked 19 years since I was attacked by my ex-boyfriend. People are often surprised at how casually, how willingly, I talk about an event that almost took my life. Given that the attack was a stabbing, I've sometimes had new friends remark with...