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When My World Turned Purple: Faith, Queerness, and Learning to Live Honestly
For years, my world looked red. Red meant rules, faith, and safety. Then everything I did “right” still fell apart. This is the story of how grief led me through rebellion, survival, and finally into a life that fits who I truly am.
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You Are What You Consume
The world asks us to witness everything, all the time. But constant exposure comes at a cost. This essay explores why discernment matters, how what we consume shapes our nervous systems, and how we can model healthier boundaries for our kids without turning away from truth.
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What Long-Term Commitment Looks Like in Real Life
Long-term commitment looks different when illness, kids, and stress are part of everyday life. A reflection on queer marriage, neurodivergent partnership, and choosing each other in quiet, practical ways.
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What Neurodivergent Love Really Looks Like in Real Life
Love doesn’t always look like romance or grand gestures. A reflection on neurodivergent love, commitment, and what real partnership looks like in everyday life.
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Consistency Doesn’t Mean Constant
used to believe consistency meant constant motion. Getting sick forced me to learn a different truth: returning matters more than pace, and slow progress still adds up.
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Rest Didn’t Change Me. It Revealed Me.
rest and identity, slow living, chronic illness perspective, neurodivergent life, creative identity, writing as healing, redefining success, presence over productivity, motherhood and rest, living gently, Midwest Mimi, finding clarity
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Letting Go of Good Mom Guilt
For a long time, being a “good mom” meant juggling everything. This is a gentle reflection on energy, limits, and what letting go of good mom guilt looked like for me.
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3 Gentle Ways to Get Nature Exposure in Winter When You Can’t Tolerate the Cold
Winter can be a hard season when you live with chronic illness. These are three gentle ways to stay connected to nature during cold months, without forcing your body into pain.
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The Life I Wanted Didn’t Die. It Changed Shape.
I thought I knew what my life would look like. A degree. A career. Stability. Security. A future I could count on. Then I got sick. What followed wasn’t just the loss of health, but the slow grief of watching the life I planned slip out of reach. Almost dying forced a reckoning. I couldn’t…
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Midlife Isn’t a Crisis. It’s a Reckoning With Who You Really Are
Midlife isn’t about falling apart. It’s about telling the truth. About who you are, what you can carry, and what no longer belongs to you. For me, it was the moment I stopped performing and started living.
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I Am Not Lazy. I Am Regulating.
From the outside, my life probably looks lazy. But what looks like laziness is actually regulation. Rest, pacing, and adaptation are not failures. They are how I survive chronic illness and continue showing up for my family and myself.
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The Day I Stopped Explaining Myself
After nearly dying from respiratory failure, I stopped explaining myself. Living with chronic illness taught me that understanding is not something you can force, and survival does not require justification. This is the story of choosing boundaries, rest, and presence over being understood.
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Crossing the Year Quietly
This year feels complete. Not perfect or easy, but whole. A quiet New Year’s Eve reflection on peace, presence, and crossing the year gently without urgency or pressure.
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