I am excited to announce that I have joined Miami Mom Collective as a contributing writer. This is an opportunity to share my craft to create meaningful connections and a more informed community.
read moreWhite-blonde bangs and a button nose were pressed against the bird’s cage. I can see myself standing there as a little girl, intently watching my green and yellow parakeet with black, scalloped markings on his back and wings repeatedly move from left to right on his wooden perch.
read moreThere are times when we must speak, speak loudly and even shout from the rooftops to be heard, regardless, relentlessly and unapologetically because our words are the fire that burn in our bellies.
read moreThe authentic voice is a powerful tool in business–and in our lives as a whole. Be true to yourself, be good to others, follow your passion and give back.
read moreFrom talking about survival rates after a cancer diagnosis to a new survivor status with a growing life in my belly… Life, at times, leaves me speechless.
read morePlay with the doers I shall. The makers and creators who care and tell untold truths…. Who dream bigger because I am them and they are me.
read moreEver dare to thank your worst nightmare? …Thank the devil for saying hello just then. Cancer and the digestion of that truth brought me here…to this place… this deeper, more inspired headspace…
read moreNo one wants to say it or believe it. It is endless in reach. Life or death or just a short-term illness? We don’t know. It is an unknown that takes. takes. takes…
read moreThe sun will always shine again. It’s time to rebuild. Pick up the pieces. Take care of your neighbor. Food. Water. Power. Every family deserves that… and it is coming.
read moreI was thinking about Bryan last night. He can’t speak, but he always reaches his hand out. to his father. to people he seems to recognize. The first time we met, he held onto my hand…
read moreA picture captures a moment that will never happen again… a moment that has come and gone forever… but with a steady hand, right pointer finger pressed ever so gently…
read moreI was honored to receive an invitation to speak at a ‘Guitars over Guns’ event a few weeks back inside the Perez Art Museum. The non-profit offers arts-based mentoring programs to at-risk youth.
read moreCosta Rica is green and beautiful. Raw. The land seemingly only touched with a soft hand … and graced by something or someone from up above. A spiritual place where you can truly connect…
read moreYou know you need to throw away the half-eaten protein bar in your work bag when a little piece of it easily acts as an earring back. Don’t judge… I was desperate.
read moreWife. Mother. Brother. Child. Neighbor. Boss. Partner. Employee. Who are you beyond the titles at home and at work? Who are you in this intertwined world? While we are in control…
read moreWe simply drive by other people’s lives only to get a glimpse of a face… a smell… a sound… but we don’t really know what life is like for them.
read moreI have spent time in jail and prison. I sat across from a guy who had plastic zip ties, duct tape, sex toys, and a shock collar among other supplies inside his van.
read moreIt’s a big smile after a ridiculous 24 hours that felt much like Russian Roulette. Okay, okay.. maybe I am being a bit dramatic, but hear me out. Flying these days is not the same.
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