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A lot of people have been asking where the idea for my first book came from. The honest answer is that it didn't begin with me, it began with a stranger, a poem, and a room full of people learning how to heal. Let me take you back about ten years. I was finishing up a year-long certificate course in narrative therapy at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. The whole point of the program was learning how to sit with your stories and find the healing inside them. It was

March is Women's Month, and I spent most of it looking around at the women in my life and thinking "I am surrounded by the most remarkable people." Everywhere I look, women are building, creating, advocating, and imagining better worlds into existence. They're opening coffee shops that become the heart of a community. They're curating beauty and making it accessible to everyone. They're coaching elite athletes and breathing confidence into young girls who need someone in thei

February feels like an invitation to slow down and really look at the stories that have shaped us, including the ones we weren't taught in school. Black History Month matters to me personally because I believe, deeply, that stories save people. So many of the stories that have cracked something open in my imagination, my empathy, and my understanding of the world, were written, spoken, or lived by Black men and women who refused to let their voices be silenced. I've learned s

I love January. No matter the weather, it always feels like the sun is rising on a new day, giving us all a chance at a do-over. Some people choose words to mark their intentions for the year, others set resolutions or goals, and some simply reflect on where they might be when another year passes. For me, 2026 will be the year I publish my first children's book. There is so much about this that is equally thrilling and terrifying. When I reflect on how I got here, I can't hel

I don't think I fully realized how much stories shaped me until I started writing my own. Some books have marked entire seasons of my life, with certain lines still living in my head years later. Some stories made me feel understood. Others challenged me, stretched me, or helped me see the world differently. I find myself returning to them when familiar feelings or situations arise. Stories are powerful, and whether you're an author or not, the story you're writing with your