Mom Muse

I am not a therapist, but I have diagnosed more people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder in my life than I would ever care to admit. First, it was my own mother. Now, it is my mother-in-law. Every maternal figure in my life has had an unspoken darkness to them. What I didn’t understand as a… — read more

We call it high emotional intelligence. But for the unseen child, it is simply a survival mechanism. You might think that anticipating people’s thoughts, deciphering their moods, and sensing the energy of a room before a single word is spoken is a superpower. Society certainly praises it. We call it being highly empathetic; we call… — read more

Imagine waking up at 3:00 AM, heart pounding from a bad fever dream. Your first instinct is to grab the phone and call your mom. You don’t hesitate, regardless of the hour, because you know she is your safe space. You know that no matter where you are in the world, unconditional comfort is just… — read more

To be completely transparent, I am out of ideas on how to start this blog. Maybe that’s not the best way to begin, but it’s the truth.  Writing has always been my way of giving my brain a rest and putting my heart into the power of vocabulary. I never knew I was actually good… — read more