Latest Blog Posts
Looking for what’s new? These are the latest chapters of our story—honest glimpses into family, education, and advocacy.
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Outrunning Storms
Some storms you can’t outrun. 🌊 Most people manifest success. I manifest hardship. I assume it will find me. Therapy is teaching me the opposite of running: to sit in the in-between, to let the tide rise and fall, to trust the ground will still hold.
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The Heartbreak and Dignity of Risk
It’s hard watching your child struggle, knowing you can’t protect them from every hurt. But that’s the heart of motherhood—trusting that risk, failure, and even heartbreak are what shape our kids into who they’re meant to be. There’s dignity in risk. And maybe, just maybe, this transition will be what…
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The Thin Line Between Advocacy and Entitlement in Parenting
Sometimes I wonder: am I asking for fairness in a world that rarely gives it, or am I justifying shortcuts because life is harder? That’s where advocacy and entitlement blur.
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The Real Goal
Today, Sienna and I walked the halls of her outpatient therapy center again.It’s a place that holds nearly a decade of memories—milestones, breakthroughs, battles.It’s seen us warrior through the messiness of progress. So I don’t know why I was surprised when the emotions hit hard today.But they did. Because here’s…
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This is 45
I have a confession to make. About six months ago, I found myself in an uncomfortable situation—at a gathering where I knew I’d have to share space with someone who had gone out of their way to insult me over my reaction to the election. I didn’t want to be…
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Split Wide Open
After years of fighting for my daughter’s inclusion, I find myself split wide open—grieving school closures, Medicaid cuts, and a country that keeps choosing cruelty. This is a story about rage, resilience, and the song that made me pull over and finally feel it all.
