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December 8, 2023

I've moved to Substack!

December 8, 2023

August 7, 2023

How to Deal With Grief:

August 7, 2023

Recovery does not mean all your problems go away. Recovery means you have better problems. Learning to appreciate life's profound intricacies and heartaches of death and love as I travel through France and heal from an eating disorder. These are recommendations and resources I have found that I pray bring hope to you too.

August 7, 2023

August 4, 2023

Love is a Choice

August 4, 2023

The absence of traditional religious elements made me ponder the true meaning of love and challenging my beliefs from my True Love Waits upbringing. I share my insights on human connection, trust, and the freedom to choose love outside of the American Church.

August 4, 2023

June 27, 2023

The Meaning of Matcha

June 27, 2023

From their collection of wine and Asian condiments to their own fermented vegetables, a restaurant I stumbled upon in Paris exceeded my expectations. The kindness of the shop manager & the delightful matcha cake he shared brightened my day, filling the void of loneliness in a foreign country. Discover how food and the company of others can create a sense of belonging, even when far away from home.

June 27, 2023

Best Cookie in France

June 27, 2023

In search of the perfect chocolate chip cookie during my travels across France and the world, I discovered a delightful blend of flavors in a small bakery that brought a nostalgic comfort reminiscent of my grandmother's kitchen. My quest for familiar tastes failed to fill the ache of longing, it taught me a valuable lesson about cultivating our own sense of home through myself in Paris and beyond.

June 27, 2023

June 26, 2023

Jesus and My Body

June 26, 2023

I wonder why starved something for so long I claimed someone already died for

and why I have been taught to not trust my body

know

my body

feel

my body

as woman on this side of eternity

June 26, 2023

April 18, 2023

Un-Learning My Religion

April 18, 2023

And I hate to be so critical of my own religion, but the system that rejected me structurally taught me to reject others too. As a woman, it was always an inconvenience to want to be involved with doctrine. The little me who was cast as a wise man in the Christmas Nativity Scene still feels too loud and too curious for my gender in the Christian status quo.

April 18, 2023

March 8, 2023

Women and Money

March 8, 2023

Will it ever get easier? The relationship between women and their money? And whose money is it to begin with? I think about the dear reality that my Father is a banker. That I had nothing to do with that. That he opened a savings account for me from a very young age and has monitored what I earn and what I spend from adolescence on. The majority of myself is grateful for this, for I have acute awareness that not all children were provided financial means or guidance.I think about the man who helped me open a French bank account today. That I had everything to do with that.That the creating of a reciprocal, close relationship with another person was fully in my control. And his assistance in translating with a foreign banker to transport money I earned elsewhere to use it how I wish is something I’m grateful for.It’s a complex situation, so why did it feel so vain?

March 8, 2023

February 12, 2023

Hidden Secrets of Paris

February 12, 2023

Meet the mastermind behind the podcast the Earful Tower: Oliver Gee is an Australian living Paris since 2015 and runs one of the biggest travel pods in the world. Consider him the Indiana Jones of Paris, discovering hidden secrets, culture and history. 🙂

February 12, 2023

January 24, 2023

French Bread and American Women

January 24, 2023

I’m exploring American diet culture and how the French create the most basic and intricate product this earth to offer with just 4 ingredients (according to Le Décret Pain law (1993). What would it look like for all of us to give into the fermentation process rather than fight it? To chew instead of spit? To embrace instead of avoid? What does it take to create bread that feeds not only our bodies?

January 24, 2023