Midwest Mimi

  • I Haven’t Had a Good Day in a While

    I haven’t had a good day in a while. Not because I stopped trying, but because my body hasn’t caught up. This is what it looks like to keep showing up when even small things hurt.

  • No Neat Justice

    When powerful men are accused, the internet debates. The women who survived are not debating. Their bodies are remembering. I do not control federal prosecutions. But I control my boundaries. Hope does not live in headlines. It lives in what we enforce in our own lives.

  • Refusing Erasure: When Silence Protects Harm

    When headlines about abuse surface, my first reaction isn’t political. It’s physical. My body remembers before my mind can catch up. This is about silence — and what happens when harm is named but comfort is protected instead of truth.

  • 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.