Making Sense of How We Show Up

Making Sense of How We Show Up

What if the biggest influences on how we show up are the ones we've never learned to see? (This article was originally posted on The Voice Nook on Substack.) Somewhere deep down, many of us know we’re capable of more. Not just in terms of productivity, though we look...
Confessions from the Planner Aisle

Confessions from the Planner Aisle

Surprise! An expensive notebook with a calendar in it didn't magically fix my life. (This article was originally posted on The Voice Nook on Substack.) I have a confession. I, like many people (women?), have this intense, visceral belief that somewhere out there in...
For A Brief Moment You Get To Be Here Together

For A Brief Moment You Get To Be Here Together

Reflections from the edge of the forest. (This article was originally posted on The Voice Nook on Substack.) My home and garden are tucked next to a patch of woodlands. Living at the edge of the forest teaches you how to exist within systems of unending change,...
The Next Right Step

The Next Right Step

On leaving, becoming, and continuing (This article was originally posted on The Voice Nook on Substack.) When I completed my undergraduate degree at UAlbany in 2011, I was very seriously considering continuing right on into a graduate degree, and potentially...
“You’re giving your talk right now.”

“You’re giving your talk right now.”

A small story about meeting the moment (This article was originally posted on The Voice Nook on Substack.) In May 2022, I joined my partner on a trip to Turkey. His mother had unfortunately passed some time before, and there were family and estate matters that needed...