Psychic Greetings and Physical Wounds of a Wanderer
Growing up, my mom used to joke that I inherited her “accident-proneness.” She’d laugh, but I never found it funny. In fact, I didn’t think of myself as accident-prone at all—I just felt constantly in pain. Yesterday was one of those days when every inch of my body ached. It was so overwhelming that my […]
When Your Body Can’t Seem to Keep Up
I knew early in life that I was different but it took decades to comprehend just how different I truly was. It was the early 2000s, a warm summer morning, and I remember sitting in my bedroom with my best friend as we put the final touches on our makeup. We were getting ready for […]
Acknowledging Privilege in Healing: Every Journey is Different
I’ll be honest: there’s still a part of me that flares up with frustration and resentment when I listen to influencers, spiritual mentors, or self-help experts share their tales of “overcoming hardship”—stories that make it clear they come from backgrounds of privilege. You know the type: the well-known self-help guru who spent time in India […]