Stories of Resilience

I didn’t set out to be resilient when my marriage ended. I was focused on the next hour, not the resilience it would take to

I realized that I was a victim of financial abuse and was terrified for my life, my well-being, and my future. From Silent Control to

There was no tipping point or cathartic event.  It was the realization that I wasn’t living a life in line with who I wanted to

I lost myself in motherhood and in the various roles I held. I ignored the stressors in my life until one day I broke out

After 9 years of marriage and 3 1/2 years of separation, we gave up. We did not choose resilience, and, in fact, I am not

My husband, Shayne, has almost died more than once. Some days that sentence feels clinical, like something pulled from a chart. Type 1 diabetes. A

Long before I had memories of my own, I was already carrying someone else’s. The Dryer Window: A Legacy of Finding a Way In There

I worked 25 years for one dream: sharing a better life with my parents. When my dad died, that ended, and I began from zero,