Stories

Stories of survival, softness, and becoming.

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

Essay · September 2026

Why we only show up
after someone is gone

On passive suicidal ideation, asking for help before it becomes an emergency, and why we only show up for people once they're gone.

Essay · September 2026

Stop Asking How You Can Help (Do This Instead)

"Let me know if you need anything" is the least helpful thing you can say.

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.