A More Human life

Monthly writings about healing, connection, and living a more human life.

Welcome.

I started writing these monthly letters because I wanted a slower conversation than social media allows.

Here you'll find thoughtful essays inspired by conversations from the therapy room (always protecting client confidentiality), research, books, and my own attempts to build a life that my nervous system can actually inhabit.

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Something in the Air: Fear, Hypervigilance, and Being a Woman

Sometimes a story breaks in the news, and something shifts. Stories of sexual violence can leave us feeling shaken, more watchful, and less safe—even when the events didn't happen to us directly. In this essay, I explore women’s vigilance, the ways trauma can shape our sense of safety, and how we can meet our fear with compassion rather than criticism.

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