The Thought Garden
Healing Words: Resilience Rooted in Community and Solitude
There was a moment in 2022 when I thought I wouldn’t make it. Depression pinned me to my bed—my body ached, my soul was depleted, and the world felt impossibly large and unforgiving. My only tether to reality was driving my daughter, Charlie, to daycare. Beyond that, I was immobilized, shattered into so many pieces…
The Resilience Reset: Thriving in a Post-Election World
Election years don’t end on Election Day. For many of us—especially women, people of color, immigrants, and small business owners—the months following an election can feel like we’ve jumped into an alternate universe. A new administration may not take office until January, but the ripple effects of change, uncertainty, and fear are already felt. If…
Single Mom by Choice: Lessons in Strength and Surrender
Becoming a single mom by choice isn’t just a decision—it’s a declaration. It’s saying yes to a path that’s equal parts strength and surrender, joy and exhaustion. It’s means rejecting the script society hands us—the one that says motherhood must wait for a partner, that success must come first, that we must always choose between…
I Want a PHD, But I Reject the Violence That Comes With It.
I want a Ph.D. I want to be called “Doctor.” I want the deep thinking, the rigor, the research, the challenge. I want what the Ph.D. represents: intellectual excellence, creative depth, and the ability to claim a seat at the table. But here’s the thing—I should not have to endure violence to achieve excellence. And…
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