Candice Carty-Williams Wows with QUEENIE
A brilliant interrogation of the “chick lit” genre, Queenie starts off slow, with the usual plot points: career woman struggles with career … Continue reading Candice Carty-Williams Wows with QUEENIE
Tag: healing
This Word Chronic
I’ve been so angry at people who ask me, “How are the headaches?” and “Feeling better?” “It’s still chronic,” I … Continue reading This Word Chronic
Why I’m Loving the Enneagram
Personality psychology, several of my college professors asserted, is the least scientific branch of psychology. And I get it. There … Continue reading Why I’m Loving the Enneagram
How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me
On my tenth Christmas, I peeled back the wrapping paper to find a book about the size of a dictionary. … Continue reading How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me
Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant
Shit will happen. And it will happen on its own timetable. There is absolutely nothing any of us can do … Continue reading Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant
Reconnection
One morning I woke up, and my teeth were not clenched anymore. My face wasn’t twisted by nightmares. I had … Continue reading Reconnection
On Father’s Day Weekend
My father kept an old Yamaha acoustic guitar in his bedroom. Sometimes I ran my child-round fingertips over the strings … Continue reading On Father’s Day Weekend
Healing Through Dance
Because trauma is of the body, it must be healed through the body. I needed a safe space where I … Continue reading Healing Through Dance
My Breakdown in a Bus Depot
And then I went to New York. If you have been asleep, New York will slap you out of it. … Continue reading My Breakdown in a Bus Depot
My Escape Plan
Leaving an abuser can be dangerous, particularly for women. In 2017, the U.N. reported that 50,000 women are killed each … Continue reading My Escape Plan
