Reflections
These reflections grow out of lived experience.
They ask questions without necessarily providing answers and explore the intersection of responsibility, power, values, family, belief— the forces that shape private lives.
Why “What Do You Do?” Isn’t Simple
A story and reflection on identity, social expectations, and the question, “What do you do?”
Introducing The Boundary Reset: Choosing Limits in an Unrelenting Moment
A reflection on boundaries, burnout, and care—exploring how thoughtful limits can help us remain engaged without losing our humanity in these trying times .
Holiday Gift Guide for Readers and Writers in Your Life
A personal holiday gift guide for readers and writers, featuring books and tools I genuinely love, with no affiliate links and no sales agenda—just thoughtful recommendations for curious minds.
When Did We Become Cowards? Book Bans and Censorship
A reflection on book bans, censorship, and our growing fear of difficult ideas—and why courage, not silence, is required to defend free speech.
Hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Perspective on Pursuing Life Goals
Hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing tested my limits in ways I didn’t expect. Battling wind, cold, and uncertainty, I found myself confronting the same questions that surface when pursuing any meaningful goal: when to turn back, when to persist, and how growth often comes not from reaching the summit, but from continuing when the outcome is unclear.
Breaking Free: When it’s Time to Try Something New
A tale about the courage requited to break free from old habits and tradition when they no longer work.
Writing from inside the work—endurance, doubt, revision, and the long middle where stories resist and slowly take shape.
