Stories

Stories of survival, softness, and becoming.

Essays on neurodivergence, mental health, and creativity — for readers who believe storytelling is connection.

Essay · July 2026

The First Safe Touch Was a Dog

On learning safety through a body that never asked me to explain myself.

Essay · July 2026

How Getting Diagnosed Turned My Life Upside Down

I waited a decade for the diagnosis I thought would make me whole. It did the opposite, and that turned out to be the point.

Essay · July 2026

The Checklist Nobody Gave Us

Written for She Matters — on the invisible expectations we inherit, and permission to set them down.

Essay · May 2026

Finding My Way Back Home

A soft place to land: the body's memory.

Essay · May 2026

When the Body Keeps the Score: The Curriculum of Grief

When the mind lets go, so the body can heal.