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my essay, “Everywhere is War”

To help launch their new anthology, Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us, editors Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne invited others to submit essays, which Sonya would share on her e-newsletter (Nuts and Bolts from Sonya). You can read “Everywhere is War,” my essay inspired by watching Sinead O’Connor destroy a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live. (Content note: description of child sexual abuse.)

p.s. It means so much to me, as a survivor of child sexual abuse, to tell my story. The act of telling (and writing, and sharing) brings the issue out from the shadow of shame. I am grateful to be alive at a time when we can do this. I am grateful for all the love and support that helps us heal. Thank you for being part of my healing.

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Interview with Diane Gottlieb

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I’m very grateful to the fabulous Diane Gottlieb for taking time to interview me in this life-affirming conversation about writing, mental health, trauma, bodies, and the inner critic! Please do check out the interview at WomanPause. (Thanks, Diane!)

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Embodied Creativity Yoga & Writing Workshop

I’m thrilled to announce that Melissa Tinker and I are offering a workshop in February at the Antioch College Wellness center!
Please see the details and registration link below.
Embodied Creativity Yoga & Writing Workshop 
Sunday, February 3, 2019
11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Participants will enter a creative space through both active and restorative yoga practice, and celebrate play through creative writing and drawing exercises. All levels welcome! This class will be taught by Melissa Tinker and Rebecca Kuder.
$40 Members, $50 Non-Members
 
Must have a minimum registration of 6 people. 
To register, go here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/main_enroll.asp
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Healing writing practice at YS Library (Jan. 15)

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I’m thrilled to again offer a healing writing practice as part of the Winter Wellness series at the Greene County Library. This event is free and open to the public (21 years and older), but the librarians are asking people to register. (And we need to honor the librarians, for they are part of saving the world.) Last year, we had a great turnout—25 people or so!

Join me as we practice writing together using helpful prompts to discover and know ourselves. We’ll unmask and disarm the inner critic, and I might sneak in some drawing, too. It’s great way to start the new year!

When: Sunday, January 15, 2-4pm

Where: Greene County Public Library, 415 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs, OH 45387

To registration, go here, or call the library at 937-352-4003.

 

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Being enough

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This was a real thing I saw in the Glen…frost in the center, moss on a cut stump.  Eternal.

With certain kinds of new endeavor, I often feel completely unprepared (=like a fraud). But this day, as I quickly prepare for the next new work, I realize I have everything I need. I have worked for years to prepare the ground; the green tendrils peek from the soil. It’s all there, always been, breathing, waiting to stretch…