Stories of Resilience

Mountains. The one place that makes me feel grounded, protected, and powerful. The place I ran to when my parents’ screaming fights got to be

“Dying is the opposite of leaving…I am more here than I ever was before.” – Andrea Gibson My daughter, Maggie, and I got matching bumblebee

My tattoo on my left forearm is a butterfly with the words “We only part to meet again”. I got it in 2018. It was

My Gecko Tattoo Story I reach for Ayden’s hand and catch sight of the familiar patterns on my left forearm. My thumb automatically traces one

Is This Loving to Me? I met Blair when she walked into my studio, carrying a note written in her mother’s handwriting—a message of encouragement

My tattoo(s) are words: Grateful on my right forearm; PLAY on my left wrist. I got them both in NYC – one in 2015 and

Did you know that 1/10 births end in miscarriage, but only 1% of births have 3 or more consecutive losses? Or that 2.1% of reproductive-aged

I have the symbol of prana—of breath—on the inside of my left arm, along with the words “Just Breathe.” I placed it where I could

The directional cross from the original Nintendo controller. My younger brother, Garrett, had the full controller tattooed on his bicep. He was a big gamer,

Some people get tattoos simply because they look beautiful, and some use them to mark a moment in time. For me, the two evil-eye tattoos

You’re allowed to break, just don’t quit. Take it one breath, one step, one day at a time. Your comeback is already unfolding. I have

A piece of advice for people who have had to be resilient is to remember that hardness is not strength. My Tattoo is on my