Blog Posts

Rediscovering a Painting From My Teenage Years

While clearing out my mom’s place, I rediscovered artwork I made as a teenager, including a mixed-media painting created during a time of intense emotion. This reflective blog post explores memory, grief, creativity, and how art can preserve emotional experiences from adolescence into adulthood.

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Mixed-media painting made at age seventeen featuring a flower form created with wires, paint, wax, and found objects on a dark background.

The hardest thing about change

A reflection on why consistency is so hard, why intentional consistency matters, and how learning to tolerate discomfort has changed the way I show up--even when I don’t want to.

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tan spaniel sleeping on emerald green velvet therapist chair

Creating a journal to bring to therapy

Why I made a very simple journal for people who feel overwhelmed, forget what they want to talk about in therapy, or just need a place to put their thoughts.

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pink and orange mental health journal coverpage

Ins and Outs for 2026

A personal reflection on what I want to invite in and let go of in 2026, rooted in intention, choice, and moving out of ambivalence.

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California poppies photographed during a neighborhood walk