Dear Maui,

Thank you. Life on the islands is simple luxury. Island life is raw, organic, and rhythmic. Living on Maui for a few months brought me back to my own roots in the most natural ways. Being immersed in the jungle, in the gardens, and in the forests has uprooted and weeded out basic beliefs that […]
Advocate

I am an advocate for my health. It’s been a wild ride experiencing health care as an uninsured woman in my travels. From country to country, always protected but not always covered. When I’m insured I never need it, but when I’m not I usually do. Isn’t that the case? Bring an umbrella and it […]
Maintenance is Medicine

We live in concrete jungles where our biggest concerns are inflation, current political matters, climate change, gun and domestic violence. We worry ourselves over deadlines, due dates, phone calls, text messages and business meetings. Our time and energy go into paying bills, buying the next best thing and keeping up with the Jones. There are […]
The Empowered Coward

The empowered coward Showered with flowers Unsure of her own powers Some days I believe and some days I don’t Id’ like to speak my truth before I decide I won’t I just don’t think I’ll make it No matter how much I fake it And with all this shit about being authentic I will […]