The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey appears as one with the small rocky island on the coast of Normandy, France. With its spires pointing to the heavens, the buildings look as though they are floating on the waters. The islet is inaccessible when the tide closes in, the ocean fortifying the abbey from Read more…
During a recent wellbeing fair, I attended a mental health workshop on preventing burnout. Surprisingly, I learned that over half of US employees express feelings of burnout, a startling enough trend that companies are working to mitigate its effects. Some time later, while listening to Episode 24 of The Podcast Read more…
On a journey to a cave in the midst of the Belizean forest, I lost my way. Mesmerized by the lush surroundings, I fell behind the procession. I looked ahead, and no one was in front of me. Alone, my heart started racing in fear. I did not know where Read more…
Parenting teenagers is not for the faint of heart. As a mother of two, I try to keep my finger on the pulse of their current experience. Teen angst evolves with the challenges of each generation, and storytelling has a way of providing a window of continuity and comfort into Read more…
The hermitage offers the seclusion required to hear one’s inner voice, a knowing that is often drowned out in the noise and bustle of daily life or, even worse, silenced by society’s enculturation. For people like me, breaking through the internalized restrictions of society requires an internal struggle, our own Read more…
I pulled the card, turned it over, and there it was…Death. My stomach turned at the sight of it. It was a sunny day in New Orleans and I was captured by the atmosphere of the city. Having my Tarot cards read seemed adventurous at the time, after all, a Read more…
The morning news reads like a dystopian novel. After five years of studying apocalyptic writing, I imagined I would be able to achieve an academic distance from a global pandemic in order to observe as new patterns emerge. The reality has been quite the opposite, I spend most mornings consumed Read more…
A mythic response to the pandemic. This blog was written for and originally published by Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association’s Voices on March 23, 2020. We each have a story, and the COVID-19 pandemic is writing new chapters for all of us. My children are now home, learning from teachers Read more…
APHRODITE sprinkled scented nectar on his blood, which then fermented, even as bright bubbles form when raindrops fall on mud. One hour had yet to pass when, from that gore, a bloodred flower sprang, the very color of pomegranates when that fruit is ripe and hides sweet seeds beneath its Read more…
Tornado A seduction. The eerie green hue of the sky, the captivating inert silence, my hair rising, skin tingling, swept up in the nothingness and everythingness of a moment, the earth on the cusp of an orgasm. This silence has taken all, silence, absence, my breath is emptiness. I am. Read more…